Thanks Tim - that makes sense. I'll update HARMONY-4028 to do it like this.
Sian On 07/06/07, Tim Ellison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Sian January wrote: > Hello, > > I have found a few things that needed to be added to the > THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES > file recently, and have now come across five different RFCs that we > reference in Harmony. These specifications all have the same copyright > statment apart from the date (see below for an example). So I was thinking > that instead of having five or more copies of the copyright statement it > might be possible to combine them and do something like this with the date: > "(1998-2002)" or "(1998, 2000, 2001, 2002)". Do either of these sound > reasonable or is this something we need to ask the Apache legal people > about? We should reproduce the full copyright statement each time, then have a single copy of the terms; e.g. RFCnnnn Copyright (C) The Internet Society (xxxx). All Rights Reserved. RFCmmmm Copyright (C) The Internet Society (yyyy-zzzz). All Rights Reserved. .... The following statement applies to each RFC: This document and translations... Regards, Tim > Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved. > > This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to > others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it > or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published > and distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any > kind, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are > included on all such copies and derivative works. However, this > document itself may not be modified in any way, such as by removing > the copyright notice or references to the Internet Society or other > Internet organizations, except as needed for the purpose of > developing Internet standards in which case the procedures for > copyrights defined in the Internet Standards process must be > followed, or as required to translate it into languages other than > English. > > The limited permissions granted above are perpetual and will not be > revoked by the Internet Society or its successors or assigns. > > This document and the information contained herein is provided on an > "AS IS" basis and THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND THE INTERNET ENGINEERING > TASK FORCE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING > BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION > HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF > MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. > > >
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