Hi, The copied parts are in the new plugin version that i just send to the list. What should I do about this?
Rui On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Olivier Tilloy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Rui, > > > > I have two questions about the copyright assignment policy > > > > 1. I have copied contents from 2 xine source files > > http://www.koders.com/c/fid2A05C6548F86F9EEFAB16C6EF6957928FEB56387.aspx > > http://www.koders.com/c/fid151BE377E1A54F9BCE32102C1C185D60DE623BFF.aspx > > Will this be a problem? I guess not, it's all GPL, right? > > It's not a problem as long as your plugin remains in the ugly set and as > long as you _don't_ sign the copyright assignment. Indeed signing it > implies dual licensing, under GPL and a commercial license, which of > course is not permitted by the GPL. So the best solution is to have your > code licensed under a MIT or BSD like license, or GPL'd and allow the > commercial license, but that means no foreign GPL'd code can be included. > What is it exactly that you copied from those two files anyway? I can't > see anything but constant codes, which I couldn't find in your plugin. > > > > 2. Will I be credited as the plugin creator? > > This is not mandatory, but I would like to be credited as the plugin > > creator. > > Sure you would be, the aim of this copyright assignment is not to steal > your work and claim it for ourselves, it just exists for legal reasons. > > Cheers, > > Olivier >
