FSF address in license comments (Bug 334745)

[Tim Janik <timj gtk org>]

hi everyone.

we just got a bug filed to change the FSF address in all our license
headers:

  http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=334745

here's there relvant excerpt:

> Opened by Yesudeep Mangalapilly    (points: 1)
> 2006-03-16 11:24 UTC [reply] Private
>
> Documentation
> Section: The licensing comments in the source code files.
>  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
>  * License along with this library; if not, write to the
>  * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
>  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
>
>
> Correct version:
>  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
>  * License along with this library; if not, write to the
>  * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
>  * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
>
>
> Other information:
> No other information.


my take on the issue is:

> Comment #1 from Tim Janik    (gtk+ developer, points: 12)
> 2006-03-16 11:56 UTC [reply] Private
>
> it might be better to change this to something more permanent, to avoid
> updating all files just because the FSF moved again. others have also done
> this, e.g.:
>
> http://www.opensource.apple.com/darwinsource/projects/other/cvs-33/cvs/COPYING
>
> maybe something like this would be appropriate:
>
>  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
>  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
>  * Software Foundation, Inc., or visit: http://www.gnu.org/.
>
> alternatively, the FSF could get a more permanent address, like a PO box...


now i'm sending this around to:

a) sense what people think about having *just* http://www.gnu.org/. mentioned
   as FSF "address", and

b) get the FSF side on arranging for something like a PO Box and use that as
   license header FSF address.

comments welcome.

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ciaoTJ