Daniel Carrera wrote:
Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
Just one question: I'm not entirely sure what the phrase "at your
option" at the end of the copyright notice means.
It means that you (the reader) get to pick. It's standard in all GPL
software (which makes up the bulk of FOSS).
Sorry to be picky about this, but if we're adopting a new copyright
statement, we should make sure no one is going to have a problem with the
details.
Ok. Let's look at how current projects do it:
1) Standard GPL notice:
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 (at your option) any later version.
2) Perl:
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of either:
a) the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any
later version, or
b) the "Artistic License" which comes with this Kit.
3) Creative Commons - BY
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
It appears that "at your option" is commonly-used language, but I agree
with Jean that it's not entirely clear in this context. At the risk of
lengthening this wonderfully short paragraph, I suggest deleting the
phrase "at your option", and adding a sentence: "You can redistribute,
reuse, or modify this document, as long as you choose one of these
licenses and comply with it." That's consistent with the GPL and Perl
notices, which both start with "you can ...".
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Janet Swisher --- Senior Technical Writer
Enthought, Inc. http://www.enthought.com
