Vim runtime files

[Bram Moolenaar]

James -

> On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 03:04:14PM -0500, James McCoy wrote:
> > On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 04:42:51PM +0100, Bram Moolenaar wrote:
> > > 
> > > Vim uses a dual-license for the distribution, see ":help license" in Vim
> > > or http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/uganda.html
> > > 
> > > For distributors it's the simplest if this license applies to all the
> > > files, including the runtime files.
> > > 
> > > These files are currently marked as using GPL:
> > > runtime/ftplugin/logcheck.vim
> > > runtime/ftplugin/debchangelog.vim
> > > 
> > > Since these files are always distributed in source using the GPL does
> > > not have an essential advantage over the Vim license.  A modified
> > > version would always have to be distributed in source form anyway.
> > > 
> > > Can we please change these files to use the Vim license?
> > > If not I will remove them and we'll have to wait for a new version to
> > > show up.
> > 
> > I'm fine with relicensing logcheck.vim (an updated version is attached),
> > but I'll have to contact the previous maintainers of the debchangelog
> > ftplugin.
> 
> I've contacted them and everyone has agreed.  Attached is the updated
> debchangelog ftplugin.

Thanks.  I'll include the new version soon.

- Bram

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