X-Git-Url: https://sigrok.org/gitweb/?p=pulseview.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=e4aa3c14a6677b53edc0d07d7d97ebc423ce7260;hp=4aaa8780090605f44215d1c4a4e740b77422b8c2;hb=ab4e1fcb5fc453c811d25038f872f3326f8f846e;hpb=146469432ed02b09915e42f3fcd66be0a1fcb2f9

diff --git a/README b/README
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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -6,18 +6,30 @@ The sigrok project aims at creating a portable, cross-platform,
 Free/Libre/Open-Source signal analysis software suite that supports various
 device types (such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, multimeters, and more).
 
-PulseView is a Qt-based GUI for sigrok.
+PulseView is a Qt-based LA/scope/MSO GUI for sigrok.
 
 
 Status
 ------
 
-PulseView is currently work in progress. Some basic functionality
-is there, but it should still be considered alpha/beta stage software.
+PulseView is in a usable state and has had official tarball releases.
 
-There have been no official tarball releases, yet.
+However, it is still work in progress. Some basic functionality
+is available and working, but other things are still on the TODO list.
 
-Distro packagers should NOT package this, yet.
+
+Copyright and license
+---------------------
+
+PulseView is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+(GPL), version 3 or later.
+
+While some individual source code files are licensed under the GPLv2+, and
+some files are licensed under the GPLv3+, this doesn't change the fact that
+the program as a whole is licensed under the terms of the GPLv3+ (e.g. also
+due to the fact that it links against GPLv3+ libraries).
+
+Please see the individual source files for the full list of copyright holders.
 
 
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