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Re: Applying the GPL (or any license) to your code
From: |
Stefan van der Walt |
Subject: |
Re: Applying the GPL (or any license) to your code |
Date: |
Wed, 2 Mar 2005 18:19:32 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i |
Hi John
Octave still expects the "This is free software"-string for scripts.
Can this be changed to allow the use of FreeBSD or similar
licenses?
Regards
Stefan
On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 10:48:42AM -0500, John W. Eaton wrote:
> Recently, I've seen many instances of people who intend to release
> their code under the GPL simply adding a single line to each file,
> usually something like
>
> ## This file is covered by the GPL.
>
> or
>
> ## License: GNU GPL <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
>
> The latter is slightly better, as it at least points to a location
> where the text of the license can be found (at least for today -- what
> will happen when that address is no longer valid?) but neither
> statement is complete.
>
> The proper way to distribute your code under the terms of the GPL is
> described in an appendix to the GPL. Directions and some explanation
> about them may also be found here:
>
> http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl-howto.html
>
> I am not a lawyer, but I think it's important to follow these
> guidelines carefully. With the recommended text, there is a clear
> copyright statement, disclaimer of warranty, and information about
> where to find the license if it was not distributed with the code.
> I encourage everyone who develops code for Octave to follow these
> guidelines. Even if you choose a different license, I suspect a
> variation of these guidelines applies.
>
> Thanks,
>
> jwe
>
>
>
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