From: "Jon Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> on 8/22/01 9:56 AM, "James Strachan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > BTW would it be legal to include the LICENCE at the bottom of the source
> > file?
>
> I don't know. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
I did and my email bounced as I'm not an ASF member.
I've attached the content of the mail I tried to send below - could an ASF
member forward it on for me?
James
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Strachan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:29 PM
Subject: alternate format of license in Java source code?
> Currently the license that appears in all Java source code means that as a
> developer we need to page down a few times to see the actual code of a
Java
> class.
>
> Would it be possible to move the full licence to the bottom of the file
> instead, then just showing a brief header. This would make it much easier
to
> work with the source code.
>
> e.g. here's a sample Java source file using this approach.
>
> James
>
>
>
> /*
> * Copyright (C) The Apache Software Foundation. All rights reserved.
> *
> * This software is published under the terms of the Apache Software
License
> * version 1.1 which is included at the bottom of this file.
> *
> * $Id: Foo.java,v 1.6 2001/08/23 15:03:07 jstrachan Exp $
> */
> package org.apache.foo;
>
> import java.util.Iterator;
> import java.util.Map;
>
> /** This is the source of some class called Foo
> *
> * These should be quite a bit of comments here
> */
> public class Foo {
>
> public Foo() {
> }
>
> public void doSomething() {
> ...
> ...
> }
> }
>
> /*
> *
> * ====================================================================
> *
> * The Apache Software License, Version 1.1
> *
> * Copyright (c) 1999 The Apache Software Foundation. All rights
> * reserved.
> *
> * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
> * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
> * are met:
> *
> * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
> * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
> *
> * 2. 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.
> *
> * 3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution, if
> * any, must include the following acknowlegement:
> * "This product includes software developed by the
> * Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/)."
> * Alternately, this acknowlegement may appear in the software itself,
> * if and wherever such third-party acknowlegements normally appear.
> *
> * 4. The names "The Jakarta Project", "Tomcat", and "Apache Software
> * Foundation" must not be used to endorse or promote products derived
> * from this software without prior written permission. For written
> * permission, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> *
> * 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "Apache"
> * nor may "Apache" appear in their names without prior written
> * permission of the Apache Group.
> *
> * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED 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 APACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION OR
> * ITS CONTRIBUTORS 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.
> * ====================================================================
> *
> * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many
> * individuals on behalf of the Apache Software Foundation. For more
> * information on the Apache Software Foundation, please see
> * <http://www.apache.org/>.
> *
> */
>
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