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On 10/18/2011 05:31 PM, Richard Fontana wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 01:41:04PM -0500, Anthony Liguori wrote:
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<pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>On 10/18/2011 12:35 PM, Carl Trieloff wrote:
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<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> ></span>I would like to add to the site some text around applying the copyright
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> ></span>statement per the license text as per <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ovirt.org/about/licensing/">http://www.ovirt.org/about/licensing/</a>
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<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> ></span>In the piece at the top of the license, there is a section
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<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> ></span>"Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]"
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<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>This will remain a recommendation, right? It would be difficult for
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>us to get approval to use something other than the IBM corporate
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>standard copyright notice (which does change every couple years).
<span class="moz-txt-citetags">> </span>It seems (C) comes in and out of style over time <span class="moz-smiley-s1" title=":-)"><span>:-)</span></span>
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<pre wrap="">That line is actually from the appendix of the Apache License 2.0,
which gives a recommended copyright notice.
I'm sympathetic to the view that precise formal details of copyright
notices should not be mandated. At Red Hat, I think the "(C)" may have
been historically recommended, but I have non-actively promoted
non-use of it on principles of minimalism <span class="moz-smiley-s1" title=":-)"><span>:-)</span></span>.
I think, however, that Carl was suggesting a rule that <b class="moz-txt-star"><span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>some<span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b> suitable
form of copyright notice be placed by the author of an original file,
not mandating what the form would be.</pre>
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correct.<br>
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Carl.<br>
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