On Thursday 01 February 2007 1:46 pm, Cory K. wrote: > Well yes. Thats what we have to do. Go through every file to check for a > license header. If theres none or a GLP header we're good. If there does > happen to be one thats licensed otherwise we have to note that > difference in the debian/copyright file.
Is a manual scan necessary, or do license headers have some kind of typical syntax - if there's a typical syntax would using grep to scan for "license" be a good place to start? Wes > > Jeroen van de Nieuwenhof wrote: > > Maybe it's a stupid question, but how can you make sure a file is or > > isn't gpl? Should there be a header in the file containing the license > > of it's lgpl or other? > > > > Regards, > > > > Jeroen > > > > Cory K. schreef: > >> Ok. So heres what its coming down to. We have to do a full review of > >> _every_ file to make sure their all GPL. We cant take it on faith. The > >> license file is good enough for the admins as long as the other files > >> dont conflict. So if we come across 1 file that is LGPL or Artistic > >> licensed it will be rejected. > >> > >> We dont have to _add_ a license header for every file just make sure > >> theres not one that conflicts. > >> > >> Nicolas Maufrais wrote: > >>> On Thu, Feb 01, 2007 at 11:54:58AM -0500, Cory K. wrote: > >>>> Look, in the end all we want is help. I havnt seen 1 post that > >>>> gives us > >>>> that. > >>>> > >>>> Lack of effort isnt the reason it hasnt made it into distros like > >>>> Fedora > >>>> or Debian. Their are issues. People may feel they are distro issues > >>>> but > >>>> they are issues none-the-less. Getting Cinelerra into distros > >>>> repositories will only help Cinelerra. We are willing to do the > >>>> work if > >>>> you are willing to help. > >>>> > >>>> If anyone wants to be helpful please email me off-list or on IRC at > >>>> #ubuntustudio on Freenode. > >>> > >>> Don't be mistaken. There are a lot of people here who help others, > >>> either by spending time developing, sharing their knowledge or helping > >>> others to install or use Cinelerra. BTW, to all of them, I say: > >>> *** THANKS *** =) > >>> > >>> Now, the fact that you don't receive immediate help shouldn't > >>> discourage > >>> you to improve things. That the way things work in the Open-Source > >>> world. > >>> > >>> I gave you some hints and references in my last mail. I can't do more > >>> right now, since I already spend enough time contributing each week and > >>> have a life. I assume that's the same for developers, isn't it? > >>> > >>> I personnaly prefer Hannes, for example, to continue to improve/debug > >>> Cinelerra than spending time on this licence issue, which can be solved > >>> by people such as you (or me, if I wasn't already busy enough) for > >>> example. > >>> > >>> Nicolas Maufrais. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Cinelerra mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cinelerra mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra > > _______________________________________________ > Cinelerra mailing list > [email protected] > https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra -- "The only way to stay sane in an insane world is to be insane." --Me _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list [email protected] https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra
