add note about license

[small-misc-bash] / ex

diff --git a/ex b/ex
index 9b82d786b8c8c3c477363f00d27bc90311847cc1..dd81d1ee616ccef6f00f40fe0a076da5fa7c2df1 100755 (executable)
--- a/ex
+++ b/ex
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (C) 2014 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.
@@ -13,6 +20,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+
 ex() {
   local help="Usage: ex [--help|-q] FILE...
 Extract many types of files