Switch the license to be LGPLv2/later, with small parts still remaining as GPLv2/later, by agreement of major contributors

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 70ad53e95..0e59ca828 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -256,12 +256,14 @@ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
 License of Minetest-c55 source code
 -----------------------------------
 
+MOST of code:
+-------------
 Minetest-c55
 Copyright (C) 2010-2011 celeron55, Perttu Ahola <celeron55@gmail.com>
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
 (at your option) any later version.
 
 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
@@ -269,10 +271,18 @@ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 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
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser 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.
 
+Some code:
+----------
+Some code in
+- src/clouds.cpp
+is distributed under (GPLv2 OR later) OR (LGPLv3 OR LATER), at your opinion.
+The conflicting parts can be determined by looking at the version control history.
+These parts will be shortly rewritten to a reasonable extent.
+
 Irrlicht
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