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authorMatthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com>2021-09-15 15:08:13 -0400
committerMatthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com>2021-09-15 15:44:57 -0400
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Update the README
Remove the mention of GNU (since that has not been case for a long time, effectively), state that GTK is hosted by the GNOME project, and point to GNOME as a place for donations.
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@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces.
Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging
from small one-off projects to complete application suites.
-GTK is free software and part of the GNU Project. However, the
-licensing terms for GTK, the GNU LGPL, allow it to be used by all
-developers, including those developing proprietary software, without any
-license fees or royalties.
+GTK is a free and open-source software project. However, the licensing terms
+for GTK, the GNU LGPL, allow it to be used by all developers, including those
+developing proprietary software, without any license fees or royalties.
+
+GTK is hosted by the GNOME project (thanks!) and used by a wide variety
+of applications and projects.
The official download location
@@ -151,6 +153,9 @@ Contributing to GTK
Please, follow the [contribution guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md) to know how to
start contributing to GTK.
+If you want to support GTK financially, please consider donating to
+the GNOME project, which runs the infrastructure hosting GTK.
+
Release notes
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