no warranty; https

git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@52869 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/Master/LICENSE.TL b/Master/LICENSE.TL
index 051512e8406..e5543bc3a6c 100644
--- a/Master/LICENSE.TL
+++ b/Master/LICENSE.TL
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ redistribute software from TeX Live only if you comply with the
 requirements placed thereon by the owners of the respective packages.
 
 To most easily learn these requirements, we suggest checking the TeX
-Catalogue at: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/ (or any
+Catalogue at: https://ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/ (or any
 CTAN mirror).  Of course the legal statements within the packages
 themselves are the final authority.
 
@@ -26,12 +26,16 @@ itself.  (The TeX Collection DVD is one example of this.)  Please be
 aware that the CTAN snapshot contains many files which are *not* freely
 redistributable; see LICENSE.CTAN for more information.
 
+To state explicitly what is implied by the above: Because TeX Live is
+free software, there is no warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
 
 GUIDELINES FOR REDISTRIBUTION:
 
 In general, you may redistribute TeX Live, with or without modification,
 for profit or not, according to the usual free software tenets.  Here
-are some general guidelines for doing this:
+are some general guidelines for doing so:
 
 - If you make any changes to the TeX Live distribution or any
 package it contains, besides complying with any licensing requirements,
@@ -42,8 +46,8 @@ README.<yourwork> is a good place to describe the general situation.
 
 - Especially (but not necessarily) if changes or additions are made, we
 recommend a clearly different title, such as "<your work> DVD, based on
-TeX Live YYYY", where YYYY is the year of TeX Live you are using.  This
-credits both our work and yours.
+TeX Live YYYY", where YYYY is the release year of TeX Live you are
+using.  This credits both our work and yours.
 
 - You absolutely may *not* place your own copyright on the entire
 distribution, since it is not your work.  Statements such as "all rights
@@ -58,9 +62,9 @@ packaging and marketing details are not covered by any TeX Live license.
 
 a) Acknowledging that TeX Live is developed as a joint effort by all TeX
    user groups, and encouraging the user/reader to join their user group
-   of choice, as listed on the web page http://tug.org/usergroups.html.
+   of choice, as listed on the web page https://tug.org/usergroups.html.
 
-b) Referencing the TeX Live home page: http://tug.org/texlive/
+b) Referencing the TeX Live home page: https://tug.org/texlive/
 
 Such information may be placed on the label of your media, your cover,
 and/or in accompanying text (for instance, in the acknowledgements
@@ -85,13 +89,13 @@ guaranteed.
 
 LICENSING FOR NEW PACKAGES:
 
-Finally, we are often asked what license to use for new work.  To be
+Finally, we have been asked what license to use for new work.  To be
 considered for inclusion on TeX Live, a package must use a free software
 license, such as the LaTeX Project Public License, the GNU General
 Public License, the modified BSD license, etc.  (Please use an existing
 license instead of making up your own.)  Furthermore, all sources must
 be available, including for documentation files.  Please see
-http://tug.org/texlive/pkgcontrib.html for more information, and other
+https://tug.org/texlive/pkgcontrib.html for more information, and other
 considerations.
 
 Thanks for your interest in TeX.
@@ -99,13 +103,12 @@ Thanks for your interest in TeX.
 - Karl Berry, for the TeX Live project
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------
-TeX Live mailing list: http://lists.tug.org/tex-live
-TeX Live home page:    http://tug.org/tex-live/
+TeX Live mailing list: https://lists.tug.org/tex-live
+TeX Live home page:    https://tug.org/texlive/
 
-The FSF's free software definition: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
-Debian Free Software Guidelines:    http://www.debian.org/intro/free
-FSF commentary on existing licenses:
-  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html
+The FSF's free software definition:  http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
+Debian Free Software Guidelines:     http://www.debian.org/intro/free
+FSF commentary on existing licenses: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html
 
 LPPL: http://latex-project.org/lppl.html or texmf-dist/doc/latex/base/lppl.txt
 LPPL rationale: texmf-dist/doc/latex/base/modguide.pdf