--- a/src/smallut.cpp
+++ b/src/smallut.cpp
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2004-2016 J.F.Dockes
- *   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.
+/* Copyright (C) 2006-2016 J.F.Dockes
  *
- *   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.
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- *   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.
+ * This library 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
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ *   02110-1301 USA
  */
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -182,6 +183,14 @@
         }
         return size1 == size2 ? 0 : 1;
     }
+}
+
+bool beginswith(const std::string& big, const std::string& small)
+{
+    if (big.compare(0, small.size(), small)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
 }
 
 // Compare charset names, removing the more common spelling variations