-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi,
On 03/14/2011 06:15 PM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > On 2011-03-14 11:12:35 Nick Douma wrote: >> I have a question about developing software and licenses. I have taken a >> MIT-licensed library (https://github.com/peej/tonic), and modified and >> extended it. The result is a REST library for PowerDNS, which I would >> like to release under GPL. However, it is not clear to me how I should >> do it. > > Why not keep the existing MIT license? Because the GPL license is a better match for the project. > Each file should contain a copyright notice for each entity that holds > copyright on it. 'Copyright 2011 "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." > <b...@iguanasuicide.net>"' is a good example. New source files will just > have > your copyright, unmodified source files will just have the original authors > copyright, modified source files will have both copyrights. > > For clarity, it is recommended you include at least a reference to the GPL in > each file. The whole text of the GPL need not be reproduced in each file. > If > the only modifications you make to a file are the GPL reference and original > author's copyright notice, you shouldn't add your copyright notice. > So basically I add two lines for source files that I modified, and the original MIT license after that? Kind regards, Nick Douma -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk1/WhgACgkQkPq5zKsAFijTygCffek9o3Zj09rVV0jXvne1jcmK ePwAn1/f5/wcMznt/Da8kL7mJtWyvPNh =7VtA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4d7f5a1a.8060...@nekoconeko.nl
