Re: base64: Restore original license header (license compliance issue)

[Christopher Allan Webber]

Ricardo Wurmus writes:

> Christopher Allan Webber <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> When incorporating a copyleft licensed program with a lax licensed program,
>> it is correct to preserve the original license notice.  See also:
>>   
>> https://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2007/gpl-non-gpl-collaboration.html
>>
>> base64.scm did not do this.  This is important, because it is part of
>> the license that the copyright header be preserved, so we must do this
>> to comply correctly.
>>
>> (This is a common confusion: adding a stronger copyleft does not
>> "relicense" the original work.)
>
> Thank you for this patch.  I’m not familiar with these licensing details
> but what you write looks plausible to me.
>
> ~~ Ricardo

Ok cool, pushed!