Vim runtime files

Bram Moolenaar Bram at Moolenaar.net
Mon Jan 16 19:26:50 UTC 2012


James -

> 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'll include the updated logcheck.vim, thanks!

- Bram

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