On 10/12/09 17:21, Bram Moolenaar wrote: > > 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. >
Ah, I see. So if (let's imagine) Steve Hall were to add the "extra float functions" patch, or maybe the "variable tabs" patch, to his Vim-for-Windows distribution at SourceForge, he would have to mention them so that it appeared in the intro screen, but if I add the same features by patching and don't distribute, then listing them under ":version" is enough. Best regards, Tony. -- Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night, God said, "Let Newton be," and all was light. It did not last; the devil howling "Ho! Let Einstein be!" restored the status quo. -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
