Re: GPLv2/LGPLv2.1: link to gnu.org instead of FSF address?

[Josh Triplett <josh joshtriplett org>]

On Fri, Sep 02, 2016 at 01:57:25PM +0200, Sébastien Wilmet wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Do you know if for the GPLv2 and LGPLv2.1 we can replace the FSF address
> by an URL to gnu.org? Like this:
>
> > You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
> > along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
>
> at the top of each source file.
>
> At [1] section "How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries",
> the FSF address is used, not the URL. But for version 3, it's the URL.
> So I wonder if for the 2.1 version we can also use the URL. Same for
> GPLv2.

You don't have to use the exact suggested text to apply the GPL or LGPL.
Some people leave out that last sentence completely.  You could also
change it to use a URL.