Re: Submitting a contrib script?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Peter Connolly wrote: Message What is the normal way to submit a 'contrib' script to the CVS project? Either submit it to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list, or, to insure there is a tracked record, open an issue on cvshome.org http://ccvs.cvshome.org/servlets/ProjectIssues. Either way, please be aware that submitting your script to either location implies consent to release the script under the GPL and share copyright with the FSF. Of course, we prefer an explicit notice in your submission of the applicability of the GPL. Thanks for your support, Derek - -- *8^) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get CVS support at http://ximbiot.com! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Netscape - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAYICcLD1OTBfyMaQRAklIAJsElWBmQyHYT6sJt/Rei9LDI/q0YQCgi7V1 9EmBTPe2DaPUkIpd98zXK7I= =8cpT -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
Re: Submitting a contrib script?
Derek Robert Price wrote: Peter Connolly wrote: Message What is the normal way to submit a 'contrib' script to the CVS project? Either submit it to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list, or, to insure there is a tracked record, open an issue on cvshome.org http://ccvs.cvshome.org/servlets/ProjectIssues. Either way, please be aware that submitting your script to either location implies consent to release the script under the GPL and share copyright with the FSF. Of course, we prefer an explicit notice in your submission of the applicability of the GPL. Thanks for your support, Derek As I am also getting ready to send a script for contrib, I have two further questions: 1) does it have to be GPL or is LGPL also acceptable to the project? 2) would the Copyright line be ok with (C) 2004 US Department of Defense, Navy. or does it need some explicit FSF section? # License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) # # Copyright:(C) 2004 US Department of Defense, Navy. Man the fun with releasing things that you create on your employer's time is getting what they require and what the project require to line up. Then there is the actual permission and proof of. :) -- Todd Denniston Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) Harnessing the Power of Technology for the Warfighter ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
Re: Submitting a contrib script?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Todd Denniston wrote: As I am also getting ready to send a script for contrib, I have two further questions: 1) does it have to be GPL or is LGPL also acceptable to the project? LGPL is fine. There is an early version (version 2, c. 1991) of the LGPL already included with CVS in the COPYING.LIB file. 2) would the Copyright line be ok with (C) 2004 US Department of Defense, Navy. or does it need some explicit FSF section? That form has been accepted in the past, but I would much prefer to see the Free Software Foundation (FSF) added explicitly. At least then if the copyright issue was ever disputed we can at least point to the data in a public email list and prove that at least you seemed to understand what we were asking you to do and the Navy would then hopefully try and throw you in the brig instead of coming after us. ;) # License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) The usual wording includes ...version number X or any later version. # # Copyright:(C) 2004 US Department of Defense, Navy. Man the fun with releasing things that you create on your employer's time is getting what they require and what the project require to line up. Then there is the actual permission and proof of. :) Been there. Done that. Started my own business. :) Derek - -- *8^) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get CVS support at http://ximbiot.com! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Netscape - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAYJ4/LD1OTBfyMaQRArF/AJ93mU2I1UKPD5OsWfHN/QifQpMGugCgitVn 1uzaMtD3KI3NTKMtthmctzA= =s870 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
Re: Submitting a contrib script?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Todd Denniston [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As I am also getting ready to send a script for contrib, I have two further questions: 1) does it have to be GPL or is LGPL also acceptable to the project? The rest of the cvs project is GPL. Is your contribution some kind of library that it needs to be released under the LGPL? Recall that you retain the ability to release the same software with multiple copyright and license disclaimers as the owner of the copyright. However, once you release under the GPL or LGPL all works derived from that copy will inherit the same license. 2) would the Copyright line be ok with (C) 2004 US Department of Defense, Navy. or does it need some explicit FSF section? # License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) # # Copyright:(C) 2004 US Department of Defense, Navy. I am not a lawyer, so you should run this through your legal folks, but something like this should work: --- cut here --- # one line to give the files' name and brief idea of what it does. # Copyright (c) year by author # All rights reserved. # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by # the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or # (at your option) any later version. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA # --- cut here --- The latest boilerplate from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt should be used as the above is just an example. And where year is the current year (2004) and author is probably either your name or the 'US Department of Defense, Navy' depending on how they want things handled. If you wish, you may instead assign your copyright in this matter to the FSF and replace that copyright line with 'Free Software Foundation, Inc.' (but that is more paperwork). If you want to release under the GPL, there should be no problem with something like the above approach. However, Derek is the one who needs to determine if he will accept stuff under the LGPL or not. (For what it may be worth, I would not have problems seeing LGPL files under the contrib directory myself.) Man the fun with releasing things that you create on your employer's time is getting what they require and what the project require to line up. Then there is the actual permission and proof of. :) Indeed, I wish you luck in your path. -- Mark -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAYJ/t3x41pRYZE/gRAgjuAJ0bE/J2cPIN1DO6EfwPM1lfNKhlXwCgnsO6 R2OJnb8gn34UoQKWuPgB6hU= =Qxmn -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
Re: Submitting a contrib script?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mark D. Baushke wrote: The latest boilerplate from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt should be used as the above is just an example. And where year is the current year (2004) and author is probably either your name or the 'US Department of Defense, Navy' depending on how they want things handled. What Mark said. If you wish, you may instead assign your copyright in this matter to the FSF and replace that copyright line with 'Free Software Foundation, Inc.' (but that is more paperwork). Nobody I know of has ever gone through paperwork for assigning copyright of CVS contributions to the FSF before. Without paperwork, I think the copyright assignment is still defensible incourt, but if it was your employer that disputed the assignment then it could be trouble to defend in court. I think the CVS policy has just always been, well, we'll rewrite or remove the code if it ever becomes necessary and it never has become necessary. If you want to release under the GPL, there should be no problem with something like the above approach. However, Derek is the one who needs to determine if he will accept stuff under the LGPL or not. (For what it may be worth, I would not have problems seeing LGPL files under the contrib directory myself.) Like I said earlier, I don't have any problem with a contrib script released under the LGPL. Some other portions of CVS already are, mostly GNULIB stuff in the lib directory. Maybe ZLib? Maybe other contrib scripts too. That is why COPYING.LIB is included with the CVS source already. Derek - -- *8^) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get CVS support at http://ximbiot.com! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Netscape - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAYKM0LD1OTBfyMaQRArYmAJ0boVspnXiLnA/pmFQz/hhcUPH06QCfb+A4 1N1tJTEUTI6YwOyyfx+6c/o= =5JbA -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
Re: Submitting a contrib script?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Derek Robert Price [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mark D. Baushke wrote: If you wish, you may instead assign your copyright in this matter to the FSF and replace that copyright line with 'Free Software Foundation, Inc.' (but that is more paperwork). Nobody I know of has ever gone through paperwork for assigning copyright of CVS contributions to the FSF before. Actually, I have done this. It is fairly straightforward to do. The extra hassle is that if you are a programmer for hire it is best to get your employer to also allow your work to be assigned as well. That sometimes takes you thru interesting internal mazes until you find the appropriate authority that is able to grant such permission. Enjoy! -- Mark -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAYKo73x41pRYZE/gRAi1HAJsHnr1/tLc1NNUszrIJru+a44PDBACeK9m+ zzA216CwTAQvQnDK+TO7y70= =nWQh -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Info-cvs mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/info-cvs
Submitting a contrib script?
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