Follow-up Comment #3, task #16584 (group administration): [comment #2 comment #2:] > I altered NOTICE file in the main directory and write: > The whole project is published under <Public Domain license>.
[//www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#PublicDomain Public domain isn't a license], public domain means that the material is not copyrighted. > It means that the following files are published with Public Domain license: > ./NOTICE NOTICE is a text file, its usage conditions should be written in it, so it doesn't belong in that list. > And at the same time, I have already wrote in the README file of main directory about this(Line 10): Such statements [//www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html#why-license-notices make the situation clear for that particular release]. However, programmers often copy source files from one free program into another. If a source file contains no statement about what its license is, then moving it into another context eliminates all trace of that point. This invites confusion and error. > Each program file in ./src/ has a header about: What we are discussing is legal formalities. From the legal point of view, there is no distinction between 'program' files and other copyrightable material. If people redistribute a tarball containing a file without a license, they technically infringe copyright no matter what that file does. > The author disclaims copyright to this source code. In place of > a legal notice, here is a blessing: By the way, this wording is confusing. If the blessing could be considered the terms of usage, StoneValley would qualify as proprietary. > Please check this site for additional information of git repositories: https://github.com/coshcage/StoneValley I'd rather avoid visiting GitHub. Many its functions rely on proprietary JavaScript. _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <https://savannah.nongnu.org/task/?16584> _______________________________________________ Message sent via Savannah https://savannah.nongnu.org/
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