Tony Mechelynck wrote: > I just reread the Vim license (as listed under ":help license" in > uganda.txt dated 2008-Jun-21), and I think one thing should be taken > care of: currently, "Extra patches" (semi-official patches listed under > extra_patches in src/version.c) appear in the output of ":version" but > not in the ":intro" screen. This contradicts point II.3 of the Vim license. > > I suggest that _either_ these patches be listed also on the intro > screen, _or_ doc/uganda.txt (and any other license documents) be updated > to remove the requirement that modifications be listed also on the intro > screen (Bram: your choice, of course).
This rule applies to distributing Vim as a whole. For your "home use" you can run a patched Vim in whatever way you like. The intention is that when someone distributes a Vim binary with changes, or a source package where the receiver probably won't check out the sources, that the user of this binary is notified of the uncommon changes. If you patch your Vim yourself this notification is not needed. -- How To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity: 11. Specify that your drive-through order is "to go". /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
