Re: svn commit: r772941 - in /ofbiz/trunk: framework/common/webcommon/includes/fo/ framework/webtools/webapp/webtools/entity/ specialpurpose/ecommerce/webapp/ecommerce/includes/ specialpurpose/webpos/webapp/webpos/includes/ themes/flatgrey/includes/ themes

Fri, 08 May 2009 10:06:59 -0700
Yes, we do need an end date (or not start date). Copyright protection has a limited time period, I believe something like 10 years for things like this. Because of that copyright holders have an incentive to update the copyright date as they release new editions. 


Again, please keep in mind the difference between a copyright message  
for a specific file in the project, and a copyright message that  
represents that output generated by the system (which copyright is  
typically customized when the system is deployed, BTW).



The files changed here are for the copyright statements which cover  
generated output, so the substantial change issue is satisfied, and in  
fact it has nothing to do with it because each page generated is a  
unique work and not tied to a previous page.



In the headers for each file in the project what really should happen  
is that people update the copyright date when they make substantial  
changes to each file. Trying to remember that and keep track of it is  
not terribly likely and is a real pain as another thing on top of  
dozens already for people to remember.



The best solution for those headers (which again has nothing to do  
with this particular commit) is probably to do a review once a year of  
all files with more than X lines (probably 5-10) of changes, and then  
update the headers on those (if they haven't already been updated).


-David


On May 8, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:


Also I (we?) have not checked this rule http://www.law.cornell.edu/treaties/berne/overview.html 
. I just tried but did not find anything obvious...

Some links
http://itlaw.wikia.com/wiki/Copyright_duration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#Duration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directive_on_harmonising_the_term_of_copyright_protection#Duration_of_protection

Finally I wonder now if we really need to put and end date there...!

Maybe David Goodenough can enlighten us ?

Jacques


From: "David E Jones" <jone...@apache.org>

Subject: Re: svn commit: r772941 - in /ofbiz/trunk: framework/common/ 
webcommon/includes/fo/ framework/webtools/webapp/webtools/entity/  
specialpurpose/ecommerce/webapp/ecommerce/includes/ specialpurpose/ 
webpos/webapp/webpos/includes/ themes/flatgrey/includes/ themes...






I think we should undo this change. The dynamic dates represented  
here  do not copyright the files that the code is in, they  
copyright what  the code produces, and that is constantly changing  
so the dynamic date  is appropriate.


-David


On May 8, 2009, at 5:15 AM, jler...@apache.org wrote:


Author: jleroux
Date: Fri May  8 11:15:08 2009
New Revision: 772941

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=772941&view=rev
Log:

See http://markmail.org/message/znytl2y4inpmxbdo (David  
Goodenough's  advice on copyright update)
extract : "My understanding of the Berne Convention rules for   
Copyright (which covers most jurisdictions - even the USA now), is  
that the copyright period only gets extended when the copyrighted   
item gets updated."


Modified:

  ofbiz/trunk/framework/common/webcommon/includes/fo/basic-  
footer.fo.ftl
  ofbiz/trunk/framework/webtools/webapp/webtools/entity/  
EntityRefReport.fo.ftl
  ofbiz/trunk/specialpurpose/ecommerce/webapp/ecommerce/includes/  
footer.ftl
  ofbiz/trunk/specialpurpose/webpos/webapp/webpos/includes/ 
Footer.ftl

  ofbiz/trunk/themes/flatgrey/includes/footer.ftl
  ofbiz/trunk/themes/multiflex/includes/footer.ftl


Modified: ofbiz/trunk/framework/common/webcommon/includes/fo/ 
basic- footer.fo.ftl

URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/framework/common/webcommon/includes/fo/basic-footer.fo.ftl?rev=772941&r1=772940&r2=772941&view=diff

= = = = = = = =  
= 
= 
====================================================================
--- ofbiz/trunk/framework/common/webcommon/includes/fo/basic-  
footer.fo.ftl (original)
+++ ofbiz/trunk/framework/common/webcommon/includes/fo/basic-  
footer.fo.ftl Fri May  8 11:15:08 2009

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
-->
<#escape x as x?xml>

       <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-after" font- 
size="$ {(layoutSettings.footerFontSize)?default("8pt")}">
-            <fo:block text-align="center" border-top="thin solid   
black">Copyright (c) 2001-${nowTimestamp?string("yyyy")} The  
Apache  Software Foundation</fo:block>
+            <fo:block text-align="center" border-top="thin solid   
black">Copyright (c) 2001-2009 The Apache Software Foundation</  
fo:block>
           <fo:block text-align="center">${uiLabelMap.CommonPage}   
<fo:page-number/></fo:block>

       </fo:static-content>
</#escape>


Modified: ofbiz/trunk/framework/webtools/webapp/webtools/entity/  
EntityRefReport.fo.ftl

URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/framework/webtools/webapp/webtools/entity/EntityRefReport.fo.ftl?rev=772941&r1=772940&r2=772941&view=diff

= = = = = = = =  
= 
= 
====================================================================
--- ofbiz/trunk/framework/webtools/webapp/webtools/entity/  
EntityRefReport.fo.ftl (original)
+++ ofbiz/trunk/framework/webtools/webapp/webtools/entity/  
EntityRefReport.fo.ftl Fri May  8 11:15:08 2009

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@

       <#-- footer -->
       <fo:static-content flow-name="xsl-region-after">

-            <fo:block text-align="center" border-top="thin solid   
black">Copyright (c) 2001-${nowTimestamp?string("yyyy")} The  
Apache  Software Foundation</fo:block>
+            <fo:block text-align="center" border-top="thin solid   
black">Copyright (c) 2001-2009 The Apache Software Foundation</  
fo:block>
           <fo:block text-align="center">${uiLabelMap.CommonPage}   
<fo:page-number/></fo:block>

       </fo:static-content>



Modified: ofbiz/trunk/specialpurpose/ecommerce/webapp/ecommerce/  
includes/footer.ftl

URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/specialpurpose/ecommerce/webapp/ecommerce/includes/footer.ftl?rev=772941&r1=772940&r2=772941&view=diff

= = = = = = = =  
= 
= 
====================================================================
--- ofbiz/trunk/specialpurpose/ecommerce/webapp/ecommerce/ 
includes/ footer.ftl (original)
+++ ofbiz/trunk/specialpurpose/ecommerce/webapp/ecommerce/ 
includes/ footer.ftl Fri May  8 11:15:08 2009

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 </div>
 <br/>
 <div class="tabletext" align="center">

-    <div class="tabletext">Copyright (c) 2001-${nowTimestamp?  
string("yyyy")} The Apache Software Foundation - <a href="http://www.apache.org 
 " class="tabletext" target="_blank">www.apache.org</a></div>
+    <div class="tabletext">Copyright (c) 2001-2009 The Apache   
Software Foundation - <a href="http://www.apache.org";  
class="tabletext" target="_blank">www.apache.org</a></div>
   <div class="tabletext">Powered by <a href="http://  
ofbiz.apache.org" class="tabletext" target="_blank">Apache OFBiz</  
a></div>

 </div>
 <br/>


Modified: ofbiz/trunk/specialpurpose/webpos/webapp/webpos/ 
includes/ Footer.ftl

URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/specialpurpose/webpos/webapp/webpos/includes/Footer.ftl?rev=772941&r1=772940&r2=772941&view=diff

= = = = = = = =  
= 
= 
====================================================================
--- ofbiz/trunk/specialpurpose/webpos/webapp/webpos/includes/  
Footer.ftl (original)
+++ ofbiz/trunk/specialpurpose/webpos/webapp/webpos/includes/  
Footer.ftl Fri May  8 11:15:08 2009

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
</div>
<br/>
<div align="center">

-    <div>Copyright (c) 2001-${nowTimestamp?string("yyyy")} The   
Apache Software Foundation - <a href="http://www.apache.org";  
class="tabletext" target="_blank">www.apache.org</a></div>
+    <div>Copyright (c) 2001-2009 The Apache Software Foundation  
-  <a href="http://www.apache.org"; class="tabletext"  
target="_blank">www.apache.org </a></div>
   <div>Powered by <a href="http://ofbiz.apache.org";   
target="_blank">Apache OFBiz</a></div>

</div>
<br/>

Modified: ofbiz/trunk/themes/flatgrey/includes/footer.ftl
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/themes/flatgrey/includes/footer.ftl?rev=772941&r1=772940&r2=772941&view=diff

= = = = = = = =  
= 
= 
====================================================================

--- ofbiz/trunk/themes/flatgrey/includes/footer.ftl (original)

+++ ofbiz/trunk/themes/flatgrey/includes/footer.ftl Fri May  8   
11:15:08 2009

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@

 <p><a href="http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/";><img   
src="<@ofbizContentUrl>/images/vcss.gif</@ofbizContentUrl>"   
alt="Valid CSS!"/></a>
 <a href="http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=referer";><img   
src="<@ofbizContentUrl>/images/valid-xhtml10.png</ 
@ofbizContentUrl>" alt="Valid XHTML 1.0!"/></a></p>

 <p>

-  ${uiLabelMap.CommonCopyright} (c) 2001-${nowTimestamp?  
string("yyyy")} The Apache Software Foundation - <a href="http://www.apache.org 
 " target="_blank">www.apache.org</a><br />
+  ${uiLabelMap.CommonCopyright} (c) 2001-2009 The Apache  
Software  Foundation - <a href="http://www.apache.org";  
target="_blank">www.apache.org </a><br />
 ${uiLabelMap.CommonPoweredBy} <a href="http://ofbiz.apache.org";   
target="_blank">Apache OFBiz</a> <#include "../../../runtime/  
svninfo.ftl" /></p>

</div>
<#if layoutSettings.VT_FTR_JAVASCRIPT?has_content>

Modified: ofbiz/trunk/themes/multiflex/includes/footer.ftl
URL: 
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ofbiz/trunk/themes/multiflex/includes/footer.ftl?rev=772941&r1=772940&r2=772941&view=diff

= = = = = = = =  
= 
= 
====================================================================

--- ofbiz/trunk/themes/multiflex/includes/footer.ftl (original)

+++ ofbiz/trunk/themes/multiflex/includes/footer.ftl Fri May  8   
11:15:08 2009

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@

<div class="footer">
 <p align="center">

-    <p>Copyright (c) 2001-${nowTimestamp?string("yyyy")} The  
Apache  Software Foundation - <a href="http://www.apache.org";  
class="tabletext" target="_blank">www.apache.org</a></p>
+    <p>Copyright (c) 2001-2009 The Apache Software Foundation -  
<a  href="http://www.apache.org"; class="tabletext" target="_blank">www.apache.org 
 </a></p>
   <p>Powered by <a href="http://ofbiz.apache.org";   
target="_blank">Apache OFBiz</a></p>

 </p>
 <#if layoutSettings.VT_FTR_JAVASCRIPT?has_content>





























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