diff --git a/README b/README
index a30bd1e..44498c9 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ Project history as far as known to me:
 
     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.
+    the Free Software Foundation. To be exact: version 2 of that License.
 
     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of