svn 14760 (new diff applet)

Rob Landley rob at landley.net
Mon Apr 10 19:02:48 UTC 2006


On Monday 10 April 2006 1:37 pm, Michael S. Zick wrote:
> On Mon April 10 2006 12:21, Rob Landley wrote:
> > If that was the case, we would be in agreement, and common sense is not
> > the same as legally correct.
>
> Written as if you have been burned a few times...
> Why not two lines?  Just say what it is with credit,
> Like:
>
> This code <whatever>, authored by <whoever> is released
> under the GPL license, see full text <wherever>
>
> Code has been derived in part from <original source>
> written by <orginial author> released under the BSD
> license.

Sure.  That falls under "copyright notice"...

> Or anything along those lines, the "derived in part"
> should make it clear that it is different, while giving
> appropriate acknowledgement of the original (and maybe
> where to get it).

Works for me.

> Mike

Rob
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