Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > a) You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices > stating that you changed the files and the date of any change. > > I don't think revision control logs can possibly satify it; it specifically > says that the modified files must carry it, not external logs.
The soda I am drinking carries an ingredient list, but it is not in the soda. It is on the bottle. Similarly, some files may be wrappers for a work consisting of many other files. > Besides, a free license shouldn't mandate revision control, any more than > they should mandate proper indentation or regression testing. No... but the changelog is there so that it's clear the code was added by somebody with the right to do so. It's not there to promote good software development practice, but to provide a separate viewpoint for validating the copyright notices. -Brian -- Brian Sniffen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
