diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a37f507a..5196a7db 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ CVS code -
 	- Explicitly mention that all regexes should be extended regular
 	  expressions. (DLR, suggested by John M. Gabriele)
 	- Miscellaneous minor fixes. (DLR)
+- doc/nano.texi:
+	- Change license to GPL, in order to match the rest of the
+	  documentation, and because the current license is incompatible
+	  with everything else in any case. (DLR)
 - doc/man/fr/nano.1, doc/man/fr/nanorc.5, doc/man/fr/rnano.1:
 	- Updated manpage translations by Jean-Philippe Guérard.
 - doc/nanorc.sample:
diff --git a/doc/texinfo/nano.texi b/doc/texinfo/nano.texi
index 0579e0ea..2a4dce46 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo/nano.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo/nano.texi
@@ -36,26 +36,8 @@ This manual is part of the GNU @code{nano} distribution.@*
 Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 by Chris
 Allegretta.
 
-Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
-manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
-preserved on all copies.
-
-@iftex
-Permission is granted to process this file through @TeX{} and print the
-results, provided the printed document carries copying permission notice
-identical to this one except for the removal of this paragraph (this
-paragraph not being relevant to the printed manual).
-@end iftex
-
-Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of this
-manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the
-entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a
-permission notice identical to this one.
-
-Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this manual
-into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions,
-except that this permission notice may be stated in a translation
-approved by the Foundation.
+This is free documentation, see the latest version of the GNU General
+Public License for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty.
 
 You may contact the author by
 e-mail: @email{chrisa@@asty.org}@*