Re: License

[Michael Meeks <michael helixcode com>]

Hi Maciej,

On 9 Oct 2000, Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
> 1) None of the header files claim any copyright at all, this is a
>    serious bug.
     
        Hmm, yes, we should put little headers in the headers.

> 2) None of the copyright notices in the C files state the license.   

        Hmm,

> 3) Most other major bits of the GNOME project have the full top of
>    file comments (gnome-libs, gtk+ etc).
  
        And gnumeric doesn't and bonobo doesn't.                         
                   
> 4) Richard Stallman may be overly paranoid about legal issues, but his
>    paranoia has served the free software community well. I suggest his
>    advice about how best to apply the LGPL should be given more weight
>    than a bit of convenience.
  
        I care passionately about free software, and I have masses of
respect for Richard Stallman; perhaps you have never heard me speak. I
also care a lot about code cleanliness, and I'm not convinced that adding 
huge licenses everywhere really helps anyone. The Linux kernel follows the
policy we use in Bonobo, to my mind it is cleaner, and I am not aware of
any legal abuses of this.

> 5) If you still don't like the full top of file comments, how about  
>    just adding a statement that the license is LGPL, and where to get
>    a copy of the LGPL.
  
        Ask Miguel, he cares about these things as I do and probably has
more experience with dealing with this FAQ.

	Regards,

		Michael.

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