From 6dfbd24454aaf80afb8358fe1d1f6dee41c7a4a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tianling Shen Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:46:44 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] LICENSES: sync with upstream OpenWrt Signed-off-by: Tianling Shen (cherry picked from commit 40064e72da12df66eccacda9bc88c7b2596aae4b) --- LICENSES/GPL-2.0 | 134 +++++++++++++---------------------------------- 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 99 deletions(-) diff --git a/LICENSES/GPL-2.0 b/LICENSES/GPL-2.0 index 607adfc6b2..4d90dc142d 100644 --- a/LICENSES/GPL-2.0 +++ b/LICENSES/GPL-2.0 @@ -36,48 +36,37 @@ your programs, too. When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. 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