Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-legal-discuss-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 95117 invoked from network); 4 Jun 2006 07:58:37 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 4 Jun 2006 07:58:37 -0000 Received: (qmail 77532 invoked by uid 500); 4 Jun 2006 07:58:33 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-legal-discuss-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 77238 invoked by uid 500); 4 Jun 2006 07:58:32 -0000 Mailing-List: contact legal-discuss-help@apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list legal-discuss@apache.org Received: (qmail 77220 invoked by uid 99); 4 Jun 2006 07:58:32 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:58:32 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [68.230.241.33] (HELO fed1rmmtao06.cox.net) (68.230.241.33) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:58:30 -0700 Received: from [192.168.0.101] (really [70.187.185.205]) by fed1rmmtao06.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20060604075809.TOTZ6235.fed1rmmtao06.cox.net@[192.168.0.101]>; Sun, 4 Jun 2006 03:58:09 -0400 In-Reply-To: <98e4f1cd0606040040n611bd5e7m6d44044156f16da1@mail.gmail.com> References: <1551070F-EDE7-40DC-9C97-79BF24E9FD59@apache.org> <25aac9fc0606021851n53d8dae6rdcd3ddc988ec9608@mail.gmail.com> <410DFE6A-1EFE-4C91-894F-5B497F86A094@apache.org> <98e4f1cd0606032345j46f9152dyc360de9ec2570da@mail.gmail.com> <5c902b9e0606040015n134f9864ub56b5e6058d88bcb@mail.gmail.com> <98e4f1cd0606040040n611bd5e7m6d44044156f16da1@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v750) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Cc: "Legal Discuss" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Roy T. Fielding" Subject: Re: New copyright header policy Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 00:58:14 -0700 To: Torsten Curdt X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.750) X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N On Jun 4, 2006, at 12:40 AM, Torsten Curdt wrote: >> > Someone please enlighten me >> >> Copyright notices and a license header allow someone examining that >> work (in our case source files) to know the terms of distribution for >> that work and who the author is. >> >> If the notice is not there, it must be assumed that all rights are >> reserved by some 'unknown' copyright holder - meaning that you can >> not >> copy/modify/exhibit/redistribute/etc that work in any form. > > Well, of course ...but why do we have to have that in each and every > file? What gets downloaded is a distribution - a whole package. Why > can't we define terms of distribution and copyright for the whole > distribution in one file? Because we also publish them as individual files (see subversion, viewcvs, websites, etc.). ....Roy --------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Discussions on this list are informational and educational only. Statements made on this list are not privileged, do not constitute legal advice, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and policies of the ASF. See for official ASF policies and documents. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: legal-discuss-unsubscribe@apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: legal-discuss-help@apache.org