[Top][All Lists]
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v
From: |
Glenn Morris |
Subject: |
[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v |
Date: |
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:09:09 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /cvsroot/emacs
Module name: emacs
Changes by: Glenn Morris <gm> 07/02/16 19:09:09
Index: copyright
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v
retrieving revision 1.50
retrieving revision 1.51
diff -u -b -r1.50 -r1.51
--- copyright 16 Feb 2007 18:48:15 -0000 1.50
+++ copyright 16 Feb 2007 19:09:09 -0000 1.51
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@
longer, eg the text "GNU Emacs is free software...".
+Summary for the impatient:
+
+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).
+
+2. With images, add the legal info to a README file in the directory
+containing the image.
+
+3. If you add a lot of text to a previously trivial file that had no
+legal notices, consider if you should add a copyright statement.
+
+
Every non-trivial file distributed through the Emacs CVS should be
self-explanatory in terms of copyright and license. This includes
files that are not distributed in Emacs releases (for example, the
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, (continued)
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Chong Yidong, 2007/02/14
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Chong Yidong, 2007/02/14
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Chong Yidong, 2007/02/14
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/14
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/14
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/15
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/15
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/16
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/16
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/16
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v,
Glenn Morris <=
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/16
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/17
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/17
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/19
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/19
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/19
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/20
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/21
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/26
- [Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/admin/notes/copyright,v, Glenn Morris, 2007/02/27