Dashamir Hoxha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Hello, > > I have these questions about copying permission > statement: > > 1 - Why is it necessary to put it at the beginning > of _every_ source file?
Because, since you software is free software, any source file can be distributed, used, alone. > > 2 - In a web application there are usually PHP files, JavaScript > files, HTML files, CSS files, etc. Are HTML and CSS files to be > considered as source code? Is it necessary to put the copying > permission statement at the top of each HTML and CSS file as well? It depends whether the HTML is generated (by PHP or Perl, for instance) or not. > I couldn't find the answer of these questions at the FAQ page. I > tried to discuss them with Rudy Gevaert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (from > savannah hackers) however his answers didn't satisfy me. I have > attached here the correspondence with him (I have deleted some > nonrelevant parts, however if Rudy thinks that they are important, > he can forward them). > > For the next release of phpWebApp (a web application > framweork package, which I wish to make a GNU > package), > in order to be conform the existing rules, I will try > to do such a compromise: > 1 - I all add the copying permission statement at > the top of every PHP and JS files that are longer > than 25 lines. Please add it to everyone. You cannot predict if a file will remain 25 line long and it's easier to have one single policy for files. > > 2 - I will add just "This file is part of phpWebApp." to the PHP > and JS files that are less than 25 lines. 3 - I will not add it to > the HTML, CSS, txt, etc. > > However, I think that these questions need to get > a reasonable answer. Just "Yes." or "No.", or > "Because I like it so." or "Because this is how it > has been decided." are not acceptable answers. Rudy was this last month the only really active staff member of Savannah -for several reasons-, please don't take it the wrong way. Regards, -- Mathieu Roy Homepage: http://yeupou.coleumes.org Not a native english speaker: http://stock.coleumes.org/doc.php?i=/misc-files/flawed-english _______________________________________________ Savannah-hackers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/savannah-hackers