Relicensed C++ wrapper under GPLv2 + linking exception

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+The C library "libftdi" is distributed under the
+GNU Library General Public License version 2.
+
+A copy of the GNU Library General Public License (LGPL) is included
+in this distribution, in the file COPYING.LIB.
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The C++ wrapper "ftdipp" is distributed under the GNU General
+Public License version 2 (with a special exception described below).
+
+A copy of the GNU General Public License (GPL) is included
+in this distribution, in the file COPYING.GPL.
+
+As a special exception, if other files instantiate templates or use macros
+or inline functions from this file, or you compile this file and link it
+with other works to produce a work based on this file, this file
+does not by itself cause the resulting work to be covered
+by the GNU General Public License.
+
+However the source code for this file must still be made available
+in accordance with section (3) of the GNU General Public License.
+
+This exception does not invalidate any other reasons why a work based
+on this file might be covered by the GNU General Public License.