gharris999;332754 Wrote: > > In a case like this, is it enough to merely say "Adapted from > PowerCtrl.pm, copyright AdrianOnline.net, Feb. 2007." ?? > > Also, Adrian stated: "Initially modeled on Max Spicer's Max2.pm" in his > code. I don't mind citing Max in the least. But do I need to check HIS > code to see who he cites? Is it really necessary to enshrine code > "begats" going back to Adam and Eve?
It's typical to retain attribution that exists in the source code. I wouldn't hunt down Max2.pm, but if Adrian cites it, I'd leave that citation in place. > > And, if #2 == no, then I guess I'll adopt a "what, me worry?" attitude > towards Joerg & Erland's comments that releasing a plugin under the GPL > is potentially a misuse of the license. > > I notice that you include text files of both the GPL version 2 and LGPL > ver 2.1 with PowerCenter. PowerCenter's Plugin.pm cites the GPL in it's > comment header. Which part of PowerCenter uses the LGPL? (And why?) Among the reasons you might use LGPL for code are 1) you have full IP rights and can license it as you please and 2) it's [based on] someone else's code that's already been released under LGPL. I don't know why Joerg & Erland chose the LGPL, but portions of the PowerCenter distribution are LGPL because it's code someone else wrote & I can't unilaterally release it under the GPL. See PowerCenter/COPYRIGHT.txt for info about which items are released under which license. -Peter -- peterw http://www.tux.org/~peterw/ free plugins: http://www.tux.org/~peterw/#slim AllQuiet BlankSaver ContextMenu FuzzyTime PlayLog PowerCenter/BottleRocket SaverSwitcher SettingsManager SleepFade StatusFirst SyncOptions VolumeLock ------------------------------------------------------------------------ peterw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48521 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
