diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index 212a093118..cb2b459ffd 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -5,11 +5,19 @@ exec wish "$0" -- "$@"
 set copyright {
 Copyright © 2006, 2007 Shawn Pearce, Paul Mackerras.
 
-All rights reserved.
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
 
-This program is free software; it may be used, copied, modified
-and distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence,
-either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.}
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA}
 
 set appvers {@@GITGUI_VERSION@@}
 set appname [lindex [file split $argv0] end]