[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v

[Glenn Morris]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/emacs
Module name:    emacs
Changes by:     Glenn Morris <gm>       07/02/17 21:36:52

Index: copyright
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RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v
retrieving revision 1.52
retrieving revision 1.53
diff -u -b -r1.52 -r1.53
--- copyright   17 Feb 2007 02:08:22 -0000      1.52
+++ copyright   17 Feb 2007 21:36:52 -0000      1.53
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 
 1. Don't add a file to Emacs written by someone other than yourself
 without thinking about the legal aspect (make sure they have an
-assignment, adjust the copyright statements in the file).
+assignment, adjust the copyright statements in the file). NB the
+ChangeLog entry should be in the name of the author of the code, not
+the person who installs it.
 
 2. With images, add the legal info to a README file in the directory
 containing the image.
@@ -252,6 +254,7 @@
    wish to revisit later in more detail
 
 
+etc/e/eterm-color.ti
 src/acldef.h, chpdef.h, ndir.h
   On legal advice from Matt Norwood, the following comment was added
   to these files in Feb 2007:
@@ -394,10 +397,6 @@
 
 
 etc/ms-kermit - no copyright, but ms-7bkermit has one
-etc/e/eterm-color.ti  - no copyright
-  rms: "I think that is not copyrightable under the merger doctrine
-  because the entries are all forced. At least that is the case in the
-  US; I am not sure whether we can rely on that in general."
 
 
 etc/TUTORIAL* (translations)