From 76c0970e3b5a4465f9668cde6dd08ba68a0e432d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jean Delvare Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 10:35:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update the note about libsensors license. libsensors is released under the LGPL now, thanks Guenter for pointing out the overlook. --- CHANGES | 1 + doc/developers/applications | 9 ++++----- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES index f1676e99..638a8bf5 100644 --- a/CHANGES +++ b/CHANGES @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ lm-sensors CHANGES file ----------------------- SVN HEAD + documentation: Update the note about libsensors license sensors.conf.5: Enhance the hysteresis documentation sensors.conf.default: Add support for NCT6779 and NCT6791 libsensors: Get rid of arbitrary limit on per-type sensor count diff --git a/doc/developers/applications b/doc/developers/applications index 6cbfd731..c39840d0 100644 --- a/doc/developers/applications +++ b/doc/developers/applications @@ -49,11 +49,10 @@ Details: configuration file format is documented in the sensors.conf(5) manual page. - Note that libsensors falls under the GPL, not the LGPL. - In more human language, that means it is FORBIDDEN to link any application - to the library, even to the shared version, if the application itself - does not fall under the GPL. This may or may not be changed in the future. - Contact us if you wish to discuss your application. + Note that since version 3.2.0, libsensors falls under the LGPL, not the + GPL as it used to. In more human language, that means it is now ALLOWED + to link any application to the library, even to the shared version, + regardless of the application's license. For examples of programs using libsensors accesses, see prog/sensors and prog/sensord.