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  • From: IKEDA Soji <address@concealed>
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  • Subject: Re: [sympa-developpers] [sympa-commits] sympa[10153] trunk/src: [dev] enforce uniform and up to date copyright statement in all perl modules and executables
  • Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 23:33:51 +0900

Guillaume,

I will overlook this comment by you.

On Mon, 20 Jan 2014 15:20:53 +0100
Guillaume Rousse <address@concealed> wrote:

> Le 17/01/2014 15:52, IKEDA Soji a écrit :
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:05:49 +0100
> > Guillaume Rousse <address@concealed> wrote:
> >
> >> Le 13/01/2014 23:52, IKEDA Soji a écrit :
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>>> --- trunk/src/bin/arc2webarc.pl.in 2014-01-13 16:05:56 UTC (rev
> >>>> 10152)
> >>>> +++ trunk/src/bin/arc2webarc.pl.in 2014-01-13 16:34:48 UTC (rev
> >>>> 10153)
> >>>> @@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
> >>>> # $Id$
> >>>>
> >>>> # Sympa - SYsteme de Multi-Postage Automatique
> >>>> -# Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Comite Reseau des
> >>>> Universites
> >>>> -# Copyright (c) 1997,1998, 1999 Institut Pasteur & Christophe
> >>>> Wolfhugel
> >>>> #
> >>>> +# Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Institut Pasteur & Christophe Wolfhugel
> >>>> +# Copyright (c) 1997-2011 Comite Reseau des Universites
> >>>> +# Copyright (c) 2011-2014 GIP RENATER
> >>>> +#
> >>>> # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> >>>> modify
> >>>> # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
> >>>> by
> >>>> # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
> >>>> Modified: trunk/src/bin/crypt_passwd.pl.in (10152 => 10153)
> >>>
> >>> A range of years doesn't have exactly same meanings as a list of
> >>> each years, although I'm not a jurist and can't explain strict
> >>> reason.
> >> We're not redacting a legal document here, and I'm unwilling to perform
> >> such as change for such kind of reasons. But feel free to do it if you
> >> want.
> >
> > We _are_ reducting legal document. If we argue that our software is
> > "free software", in other words, it will be licensed under copyleft,
> > our arguement contains it should be published and distributed
> > according to GNU's way.
> >
> > So, you _must not_ say "feel free to do it if you want".
> > _We_ _should_ do it as GNU's guideline says.
> > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html
> >
> > I believe things are simple: We would apply license we chose to our
> > software. Conversely, if you neglect meaning of licensing about
> > free and/or open source softwares, I am ready to discuss with you,
> > even if it will last for years.
> "you have to use an enumeration instead of an interval, because someone
> told me there was a difference" isn't an argument. Now feel to argue for
> years, or fix it yourself directly, I don't care.
>
> "you have to do it this way, because it's written in FSF documentation"
> doesn't impress me either. We apply guidelines because we agree with
> them, not because they are written in stone.
>
> The real issue with copyright statement in sympa's code is not the usage
> of comma or dash symbols, but the fact they are mostly outdated,
> inconsistent, and missing, especially in code from foreign origin (such
> as Marc.pm, PlainDigest.pm, ou time_utils.pm). Endless typographical
> argumentation won't solve this issue.
> --
> Guillaume Rousse
> INRIA, Direction des systèmes d'information
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> Rocquencourt - BP 105
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> Tel: 01 39 63 58 31
>


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