Subject: bug#72989: closed (Re: bug#72989: Avoid using postal address in license.)

From: [email-masked] (GNU bug Tracking System)
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 07:41:02 +0000

Your bug report

#72989: Avoid using postal address in license.

which was filed against the gzip package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to [email-masked].

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Subject: Re: bug#72989: Avoid using postal address in license.
From: Paul Eggert <[email-masked]>
To: Collin Funk <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:40:34 -0800
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

On 2024-09-02 12:13, Collin Funk wrote:
> Following Simon's patch in Gnulib, replacing the old FSF postal address
> with a link [1].

Thanks, I see Jim installed something similar into gzip soon after you 
sent this email, so I'm closing the bug report.

Subject: Avoid using postal address in license.
From: Collin Funk <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:13:56 -0700
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Following Simon's patch in Gnulib, replacing the old FSF postal address
with a link [1].

[1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2024-09/msg00004.html

>From 69d994752b205cafd2d271948ef80b40fd0279dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Collin Funk <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2024 12:09:35 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Avoid using postal address in license.

* Makefile.am, bits.c, deflate.c, deflate.h, dfltcc.c, doc/Makefile.am:
* gunzip.in, gzexe.in, gzip.c, gzip.h, inflate.c, lib/Makefile.am:
* lib/match.c, lzw.h, revision.h, tailor.h, trees.c, unpack.c, unzip.c:
* util.c, zcat.in, zcmp.in, zdiff.in, zforce.in, zgrep.in, zip.c:
* zless.in, zmore.in, znew.in: Update license header.
---
 Makefile.am     | 5 ++---
 bits.c          | 3 +--
 deflate.c       | 3 +--
 deflate.h       | 3 +--
 dfltcc.c        | 3 +--
 doc/Makefile.am | 4 +---
 gunzip.in       | 5 ++---
 gzexe.in        | 5 ++---
 gzip.c          | 3 +--
 gzip.h          | 3 +--
 inflate.c       | 3 +--
 lib/Makefile.am | 5 ++---
 lib/match.c     | 3 +--
 lzw.h           | 3 +--
 revision.h      | 3 +--
 tailor.h        | 3 +--
 trees.c         | 3 +--
 unpack.c        | 3 +--
 unzip.c         | 3 +--
 util.c          | 3 +--
 zcat.in         | 5 ++---
 zcmp.in         | 5 ++---
 zdiff.in        | 5 ++---
 zforce.in       | 5 ++---
 zgrep.in        | 5 ++---
 zip.c           | 3 +--
 zless.in        | 5 ++---
 zmore.in        | 5 ++---
 znew.in         | 5 ++---
 29 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 71 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 899bfdd..fdbeb6a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 ALL_RECURSIVE_TARGETS =
 BUILT_SOURCES =
diff --git a/bits.c b/bits.c
index 31c4382..c60c0cf 100644
--- a/bits.c
+++ b/bits.c
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */

 /*
diff --git a/deflate.c b/deflate.c
index f722eb4..ffc8644 100644
--- a/deflate.c
+++ b/deflate.c
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 /*
  *  PURPOSE
diff --git a/deflate.h b/deflate.h
index 080a6af..617bb6a 100644
--- a/deflate.h
+++ b/deflate.h
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
diff --git a/dfltcc.c b/dfltcc.c
index 1f71394..30593ce 100644
--- a/dfltcc.c
+++ b/dfltcc.c
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 7bdda34..b08e1a0 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
-# 02110-1301, USA.
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

 # The customization variable CHECK_NORMAL_MENU_STRUCTURE is necessary with
diff --git a/gunzip.in b/gunzip.in
index b941bde..4ae7762 100644
--- a/gunzip.in
+++ b/gunzip.in
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 version="gunzip (gzip) @VERSION@
 Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/gzexe.in b/gzexe.in
index 55bcdb9..4504d77 100644
--- a/gzexe.in
+++ b/gzexe.in
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 tab='	'
 nl='
diff --git a/gzip.c b/gzip.c
index 5cd1586..7a0625e 100644
--- a/gzip.c
+++ b/gzip.c
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 /*
  * The unzip code was written and put in the public domain by Mark Adler.
diff --git a/gzip.h b/gzip.h
index b6a4e7c..ec2abc8 100644
--- a/gzip.h
+++ b/gzip.h
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 #ifdef __STDC__
    typedef void *voidp;
diff --git a/inflate.c b/inflate.c
index 974f5c3..3d58647 100644
--- a/inflate.c
+++ b/inflate.c
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 /* Not copyrighted 1992 by Mark Adler
    version c10p1, 10 January 1993 */
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index cd7f82e..4765424 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 AM_CFLAGS =
 BUILT_SOURCES =
diff --git a/lib/match.c b/lib/match.c
index 2cef628..829a2cd 100644
--- a/lib/match.c
+++ b/lib/match.c
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 /*
  * The 68020 version has been written by Francesco Potortì <[email-masked]>
diff --git a/lzw.h b/lzw.h
index f2bf8f4..e4f3284 100644
--- a/lzw.h
+++ b/lzw.h
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 #ifndef BITS
 #  define BITS 16
diff --git a/revision.h b/revision.h
index 8e98a15..3d1c960 100644
--- a/revision.h
+++ b/revision.h
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 #define PATCHLEVEL 0
 #define REVDATE "2002-09-30"
diff --git a/tailor.h b/tailor.h
index 25827cc..b2878b2 100644
--- a/tailor.h
+++ b/tailor.h
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 /* The target dependent definitions should be defined here only.
  * The target dependent functions should be defined in tailor.c.
diff --git a/trees.c b/trees.c
index f23a051..23acd76 100644
--- a/trees.c
+++ b/trees.c
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 /*
  *  PURPOSE
diff --git a/unpack.c b/unpack.c
index 9b178ba..b1f2e88 100644
--- a/unpack.c
+++ b/unpack.c
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include "tailor.h"
diff --git a/unzip.c b/unzip.c
index 07c9027..4f9fe8f 100644
--- a/unzip.c
+++ b/unzip.c
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 /*
  * The code in this file is derived from the file funzip.c written
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index ee94337..256317e 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
diff --git a/zcat.in b/zcat.in
index 3aa094e..5255bcb 100644
--- a/zcat.in
+++ b/zcat.in
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 version="zcat (gzip) @VERSION@
 Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/zcmp.in b/zcmp.in
index e4a4563..0a986b2 100644
--- a/zcmp.in
+++ b/zcmp.in
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 version="zcmp (gzip) @VERSION@
 Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/zdiff.in b/zdiff.in
index 423fcb4..a76e91b 100644
--- a/zdiff.in
+++ b/zdiff.in
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 case $1 in
   --__cmp) shift
diff --git a/zforce.in b/zforce.in
index 7146ffc..939c124 100644
--- a/zforce.in
+++ b/zforce.in
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 version="zforce (gzip) @VERSION@
 Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/zgrep.in b/zgrep.in
index c55a4b6..ab80d56 100644
--- a/zgrep.in
+++ b/zgrep.in
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 grep='${GREP-'\''@GREP@'\''}'
 args=
diff --git a/zip.c b/zip.c
index 5c95499..8aa4bfe 100644
--- a/zip.c
+++ b/zip.c
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
-   Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
diff --git a/zless.in b/zless.in
index 80ecb4e..1c98d7f 100644
--- a/zless.in
+++ b/zless.in
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 version="zless (gzip) @VERSION@
 Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/zmore.in b/zmore.in
index bb70e9e..7a7aa18 100644
--- a/zmore.in
+++ b/zmore.in
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 version="zmore (gzip) @VERSION@
 Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
diff --git a/znew.in b/znew.in
index 7d68b70..b02f9de 100644
--- a/znew.in
+++ b/znew.in
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 LC_ALL=C
 export LC_ALL
-- 
2.46.0