Re: [Trisquel-users] A question about applying the GPLv3

2016-04-15 Thread onpon4
Abstract ideas and "help" are not copyrightable. You wrote everything subject to copyright. Therefore, only you should be indicated in the copyright notice. If you want to list the name of the person who helped you, do it in some sort of readme or credits list. This has nothing to do with t

Re: [Trisquel-users] A question about applying the GPLv3

2016-04-15 Thread franparpe
Thank you very much mister onpon4 you have helped me a lot :-) Yes, I will emphasise his/her help in the README and I will be Indicated in the copyright notice. Until next time

Re: [Trisquel-users] A question about applying the GPLv3

2016-04-15 Thread jabjabs
It is also way a nice thing to give credit where it is due even if it doesn't relate the specifics of the immediate project code.

[Trisquel-users] A question about applying the GPLv3

2016-04-15 Thread franparpe
Greetings ladies and gentlemen: I'm developing a free as in freedom piece of software and I'm trying to use the GPL licence. I wrote everything in the application but due to the nature of the project, I had indispensable help from a good scientist in the science components of the applicat

Re: [Trisquel-users] A question about applying the GPLv3

2016-04-15 Thread franparpe
I've should have read what I wrote before clicking happily the "save" button. Now I have to accept my poorly written post :(

Re: [Trisquel-users] A question about applying the GPLv3

2016-03-25 Thread adfeno
If I recall correctly, the GPL doesn't obligate you to put the license header on every file, it's just a recommendation which is specially useful when someone is in a rush and wants to make a quick copy of one single source file and take it where there's no Internet connection. But I apprecia