From: Glenn Morris Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:28:36 +0000 (+0000) Subject: *** empty log message *** X-Git-Tag: emacs-pretest-22.0.94~308 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e496f32feec98c869d31864f5f3d7e2ef98672a4;p=emacs.git *** empty log message *** --- diff --git a/admin/notes/copyright b/admin/notes/copyright index 4726d33bf9c..222eb561766 100644 --- a/admin/notes/copyright +++ b/admin/notes/copyright @@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ lisp/net/tramp.el msdos/is_exec.c, sigaction.c - these files are copyright DJ Delorie. Leave the copyrights alone. - Leave the Eli Zaretskii copyright in is_exec.c alone. + Leave the Eli Zaretskii copyright in is_exec.c alone. See the + msdos/README file for the legal history of these files. src/gmalloc.c - contains numerous copyrights from the GNU C library. Leave them alone. @@ -170,7 +171,8 @@ to be added. lisp/term/README (author)? etc/BABYL? borderline "trivial" cases...? -Apparently these should (all?) be placed under GPL. (asked for clarification) +Apparently these should all be placed under GPL, rather than the short +license we have been using till now. Clarify the legal status of many image files. It's not necessary @@ -184,8 +186,6 @@ Image files to consider (is there such a thing as a "trivial" image?): admin/check-doc-strings Author is Martin Buchholz, but no assignment from him on file, and rms has no way to reach him. -[FIXED admin/make-announcement - no copyright] -[FIXED admin/nt/makedist.bat - no copyright] 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 @@ -231,11 +231,6 @@ man/back.texi, trampver.texi - add standard notices to any decided to be non-trivial. -[fix to be installed: msdos/is_exec.c, sigaction.c] - - do we need to add COPYING.LIB (because COPYING.DJ refers to it)? - can we relicense under the GPL? Do these contradict? - - oldXMenu/ - should there be any FSF copyrights at all in here? Some were added in 2005, without licence notices. Was this right? @@ -256,3 +251,4 @@ isc2-2.h, netbsd.h, osf1.h, sol2-3.h, sunos4-0.h, umips.h, usg5-4-2.h REMOVED src/unexhp9k800.c - we would like to re-add this file if possible. Please let us know if you can clarify its legal status. + http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-02/msg00138.html