improve license notice

diff --git a/README b/README
index e42d8591ed5d704eef4727649c01df0435f5bfef..7e65532ad586d056ed0f70ea2958faabe7f5be12 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+# I, Ian Kelling, follow the GNU license recommendations at
+# https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.en.html. They
+# recommend that small programs, < 300 lines, be licensed under the
+# Apache License 2.0. This file contains or is part of one or more small
+# programs. If a small program grows beyond 300 lines, I plan to switch
+# its license to GPL.
+
+# Copyright 2024 Ian Kelling
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
 The main documentation is availiable via --help and near the top of the bash
 script file in this directory.
 

diff --git a/newns b/newns
index 313440730cd67b08406122dd5d2d727a12bbfa91..e8c3ca79a24d4a8970d6cc49cc429f92c241183d 100755 (executable)
--- a/newns
+++ b/newns
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (C) 2017 Ian Kelling
+# I, Ian Kelling, follow the GNU license recommendations at
+# https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.en.html. They
+# recommend that small programs, < 300 lines, be licensed under the
+# Apache License 2.0. This file contains or is part of one or more small
+# programs. If a small program grows beyond 300 lines, I plan to switch
+# its license to GPL.
+
+# Copyright 2024 Ian Kelling
 
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.