Correct. You still need a file header. Mike Milinkovich [email protected] (m) +1.613.220.3223 Please note new email address.
> On Sep 6, 2017, at 4:46 PM, Alois Z. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mike, > > you are right this is not directyl what I needed to know. But it is still a > very intersting response. We'll have to dig deeper what would be the best > license for our examples and the library. > > But even using EDL we will to do some copyright header like thing, wouldn't > we? > > Alois > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 06. September 2017 um 17:07 Uhr > Von: "Mike Milinkovich" <[email protected]> > An: [email protected] > Betreff: Re: [incubation] Handling Copyright Headers in Model Examples and > Libraries > On 2017-09-06 10:52 AM, Alois Z. wrote: > In Eclipse 4diac we have a library of model elements and application examples > to help our users getting started with 4diac. The models are stored in a > dedicated XML format. This would allow to just add the classic Eclipse > copyright header as XML comment. > The problem that I now see is that when the model is loaded in 4diac and > stored again this header is currently not preserved. So using that approach > for the copyright header is quite cumbersome. Adding code to handle this > would be quite challenging I think. > The model we are using has dedicated fields for comments, which are intended > for describing the model and also a version entry. These could be used to add > copyright notices. Especially the latter seams suitable. > Is there a best practice for such a use case? What are experiences of other > projects? > Alois, > > Probably not the answer that you are looking for, but are you aware that you > are allowed to license your build scripts and examples under the BSD (also > known as the Eclipse Distribution License 1.0) without requiring any further > approvals? I would consider that a best practice, as it makes it clear that > your examples could be used as the starting point for a product or > application without any copyleft implications from the EPL. > > See https://www.eclipse.org/legal/noncodelicenses.php > > -- > Mike Milinkovich > [email protected] > (m) +1.613.220.3223 > > > _______________________________________________ incubation mailing list > [email protected] To change your delivery options, retrieve your > password, or unsubscribe from this list, visit > https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/incubation > _______________________________________________ > incubation mailing list > [email protected] > To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe from > this list, visit > https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/incubation
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