Follow-up Comment #8, task #15530 (project administration):
> It's a text file; why doesn't it permit comments?
It's actually a binary format (note magic numbers and ^_ throughout) w/ a
large textual component. I've described this...
> And even if it didn't, the notices should be added in a README file in the
same directory with the files in question.
...in the new doc/README file, per your suggestion. Thanks! Here's the
doc/README in its entirety:
| This directory contains documentation for Guile-BAUX.
|
| The primary format is Info -- use "make info" or "make" to build it.
| You can also obtain PDF output w/ command "make pdf".
|
| The documentation source file guile-baux.texi has its own copyright notice.
| Most other source files are too small to have their own notice. One notable
| exception is the file "snippets", which is in "texinfo snippet archive"
| format (info "(guile-baux) ts-base"). Because it's a binary format file,
| it doesn't have a comment syntax that supports adding a copyright notice.
| Furthermore, it is generated by scanning actual source files, so if anything
| it should fall under the following copyright notice:
|
| Copyright (C) 2010-2020 Thien-Thi Nguyen
|
| Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
| are permitted provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.
|
| which you will note is the same copyright notice as this README file. Ah,
| congruence! :-D
|
|
| Copyright (C) 2010-2020 Thien-Thi Nguyen
|
| Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
| are permitted provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved.
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