Jean Hollis Weber wrote:
> Just one question: I'm not entirely sure what the phrase "at your
> option" at the end of the copyright notice means.
It means that you (the reader) get to pick. It's standard in all GPL
software (which makes up the bulk of FOSS).
> Sorry to be picky about this, but if we're adopting a new copyright
> statement, we should make sure no one is going to have a problem with the
> details.
Ok. Let's look at how current projects do it:
1) Standard GPL notice:
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.
2) Perl:
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of either:
a) the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any
later version, or
b) the "Artistic License" which comes with this Kit.
3) Creative Commons - BY
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
Cheers,
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