Excellent clarification, and certainly removes doubt (for me) in this case. Thanks.
Sent from my mobile device, please forgive errors and brevity. On Feb 6, 2012 6:31 PM, "Craig L Russell" <craig.russ...@oracle.com> wrote: > > I added comments to the JIRA: > > Reading the examples provided gives me the idea that there is little > creativity. Most of the content is required by the xml formatting rules. > Look at the files after removing the xml: result collapsible ID TITLE > detail. > > That said, the rule is absolute. I'd prefer to have as policy a rule that > changes: > > "A file without any degree of creativity in either its literal elements or > its structure is not protected by copyright law; therefore, such a file > does not require a license header. If in doubt about the extent of the > file's creativity, add the license header to the file." > > to: > > "A file without any degree of creativity in either its literal elements or > its structure is not protected by copyright law; therefore, such a file > does not require a license header. Small files without significant > creativity may omit the license if the license is more text than the source > itself. If in doubt about the extent of the file's creativity, add the > license header to the file." > > > Craig L Russell > Architect, Oracle > http://db.apache.org/jdo > 408 276-5638 mailto:Craig.Russell@oracle.**com <craig.russ...@oracle.com> > P.S. A good JDO? O, Gasp! > > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > general-unsubscribe@incubator.**apache.org<general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: > general-help@incubator.apache.**org<general-h...@incubator.apache.org> > >
