[Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 07:09:09PM +0100, Ulf Lamping wrote:
> We have other files like Readme.win32, which have the same effect.
> They are installed, but not available through the GUI.
> 
> I thought it's a good idea to install this text in the program dir, and 
> not only showing it while installing.

We might as well install COPYING, then.

> Another thing: The license text has at the end a section with the title:
> "How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs"
> 
> Should this be removed from the file, as this is a small introduction, 
> how to apply this text to new programs (which is already done)?

To quote the COPYING document:

 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
 of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

I'd consider removing the section at the end to be "changing it" (and I
suspect the FSF would consider it so as well - they want to promote the
use of the GPL, and that's probably one of the reason that section is
there).