GNU bug report logs - #72985
Avoid using postal address in license.

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Reported by: Collin Funk <collin.funk1 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 18:50:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Done: Collin Funk <collin.funk1 <at> gmail.com>

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From: Collin Funk <collin.funk1 <at> gmail.com>
To: control <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: Avoid using postal address in license.
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2025 12:49:33 -0700

tags 72985 fixed
close 72985
stop

Closing this since Jim commited a fix.

commit 1c9e7544cfc73be93377c75b22eef35105eef711
Author:     Jim Meyering <meyering <at> meta.com>
AuthorDate: Sun Sep 8 09:45:52 2024 -0700
Commit:     Jim Meyering <meyering <at> meta.com>
CommitDate: Sun Sep 8 09:45:52 2024 -0700

    maint: modernize GNU GPL license comments
    
    To accommodate a new syntax-check rule, ...
    Make comments that suggested to write to an old FSF Franklin Street
    address refer to https://www.gnu.org/licenses instead:
    
      git grep -l 'if not, write' |xargs \
      perl -0777 -pi -e 's{program; if not, write .*? USA\.}{program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.}ms'

Thanks,
Collin
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