[PATCH app-transset] COPYING: make the content reflect the copyright statements in source code
Gaetan Nadon
memsize at videotron.ca
Fri Jan 27 07:42:17 PST 2012
On 12-01-26 09:19 PM, Arnaud Fontaine wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Gaetan Nadon <memsize at videotron.ca> writes:
>
>> The author of the code should submit a patch to clarify his rights
>> over the code. The X.Org preferred license can be found here:
>> http://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.6/doc/xorg-docs/License.html#id2521948
> That would be great indeed.
>
>> The role of the COPYING file is to reflect (or summarize) the
>> copyright statements in the source code. Currently it is wrong. If
>> this patch makes it correct, it should be applied. If and when the
>> source code changes, the COPYING file would need to be updated again
>> (business as usual).
> I agree with you, but the patch you sent only reflects the copyright
> statements of a part of dsimple.{c,h}.
So we agree in principle, what other Copyright statements have I missed?
I admit I do not read each source file but I do a grep on "Copyright".
If there are none, then that is the end of it.
I don't search for missing copyright statements, typos, or for any
comment that could be interpreted as a copyright like "public domain" or
"do what you want". I don't know how to handle these or if they have any
legal significance.
That's the limit of my understanding :-)
>
> Regards,
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