[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-1377?page=comments#action_12422723 ] David Van Couvering commented on DERBY-1377: --------------------------------------------
>From the FAQ at http://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html "With few exceptions, all human-readable Apache-developed files that are included within a distribution must include the header text." and "A file without any degree of creativity in either its literal elements or its structure is not protected by copyright law; therefore, such a file does not require a license header. If in doubt about the extent of the file's creativity, add the license header to the file." I have noticed that there are a some files in Derby currently with no header. In the root directory I see build.xml, index.html, README, published_api_overview.html. Shouldn't these have license headers? > Update copyright headers to comply with new ASF policy > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Key: DERBY-1377 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-1377 > Project: Derby > Issue Type: Bug > Components: Documentation > Affects Versions: 10.2.0.0 > Reporter: Jean T. Anderson > Assigned To: David Van Couvering > Priority: Blocker > Fix For: 10.2.0.0 > > > A new copyright header policy will take effect for distributions released > starting on Sep 1, 2006. Committers will receive notification, but a heads up > with details is in the legal-discuss thread starting with > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-legal-discuss/200606.mbox/[EMAIL > PROTECTED] > Date was 1-Aug-2006, is now 1-Sep-2006: > http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-legal-discuss/200607.mbox/[EMAIL > PROTECTED] -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
