On 17/05/12 21:12, Jesse Becker wrote: > On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Daniel Pocock <dan...@pocock.com.au> wrote: >> To get this into Debian, a couple of things are needed: >> >> - copyright - I've started a debian/copyright file listing the authors >> of each piece of work (everything has to listed, for all original code >> and every piece of javascript that has been copied, etc) > > What do you need, specifically, from the code authors? >
I just want to make sure I don't miss anybody It is bare bones at the moment: http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/ganglia-web.git;a=blob_plain;f=debian/copyright;hb=master Furthermore, I don't believe there is any obligation for people to grant ownership of their code to the "The Regents of the University of California" - that only belongs to code actually written by those within the university. There is a tendency for people to cut and paste the BSD license without changing that. As the new web component is a complete re-write, it can state the actual author names and/or their workplaces if necessary. The COPYING file, for example, could be updated. In many open source projects, each contributor modifies the BSD license text to replace the name of the university with their own name or company name, or just the word `author', and puts that text in each source file they contribute, along with their name e.g. ------------------- Copyright 2012 Bob <b...@example.org> Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. * Neither the name of *the author* nor the names of contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY *THE AUTHOR* ''AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL *THE AUTHOR* BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Ganglia-developers mailing list Ganglia-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-developers
