Re: GPLv3|L8R -- Status report - ready for inspection?

Mats Lidell writes: I'd say delete it. When I looked into the matter, there was no evidence that Jan wrote it; the FAQ entry quotes Jan as quoting the script, and he doesn't claim authorship at all in that message. I seem to recall that Jan eventually wrote us and disclaimed authorship, but I can't find that message. It's not like it would be hard for somebody to code something similar if we're asked. That (actually 16 lines, IIRC) is the FSF's rule for assignments, not for copyright/license notices. If we know the author, then ISTM # Copyright 1999 Malcolm Purvis # This file is part of XEmacs, licensed to you under the GNU # General Public License, version 3 or later at your option. # There is NO WARRANTY, explicit or implied, on this file. is short enough to not hurt anything. The longer formula used in more substantial files isn't absolutely necessary, and I think these days everybody will recognize that abbreviated version. The longer version is a courtesy to downstream developers who *might* happen to receive a file separated from the rest of XEmacs, and an advertisement for the FSF. _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://lists.xemacs.org/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta