Perfect - thanks Ate On 6 February 2012 14:54, Ate Douma <a...@douma.nu> wrote: > On 02/06/2012 03:30 PM, ant elder wrote: >> >> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Ate Douma<a...@douma.nu> wrote: >>> >>> On 02/06/2012 02:44 PM, ant elder wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Franklin, Matthew B. >>>> <mfrank...@mitre.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I am sure you know this (especially since you first pointed me at this >>>>> page), but the release FAQ [1] makes it sound like you need the header, >>>>> if >>>>> you assume your templates are source: >>>>> >>>>> Which Files Must Contain An ASF License Text? >>>>> Every source file must contain the appropriate ASF License text. >>>>> >>>>> I am no lawyer, so I will defer to someone who has more experience than >>>>> me to help you determine whether your snippets count as source. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I think that is a bug in the Release FAQ. What i've been told in the >>>> past but which i can't find links to right now, is that the top level >>>> LICENSE file covers everything anyway and the individual license >>>> headers aren't strictly necessary especially for source files without >>>> significant IP. >>> >>> >>> Really? That then would be quite some 'bug' IMO. >>> I can't recall have heard it said like this before, instead confirmation >>> of >>> the above rule quite often. Exceptions (no headers) only being allowed >>> for >>> sources without real IP value. >>> >>> Ate >>> >>>> IMHO if the headers are problematic for Wookie in >>>> those files then it would be ok to just not include the header. >>>> >>>> ...ant >>>> >> >> I've just asked for clarification about this over at legal - >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LEGAL-124 >> > Seems to me this has been asked and answered before: > > http://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html#faq-exceptions > > > >> ...ant >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org >
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