On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 02:47:13PM +0530, Joshua N Pritikin wrote: > > To release your project under the GPL, you should put > > copyright notices and copying permission statements > > at the beginning of every source-code file, > > i'm pretty sure i already have that. Here's what i use: > > /* > * Aleader, Copyright (C) 2003 Joshua Nathaniel Pritikin > * This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; licensing details > * are available in the file COPYING, found in source distributions. > * Aleader source code is available at <http://why-compete.org>. > */ > > Is this insufficient?
No, what should the user read when the COPYING file was lost of removed (by accident for instance)? Please read http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html#SEC4 > > and > > include a copy of the plain text version of the GPL > > (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt). > > Put it in a file named COPYING. > > COPYING is _already_ in the source distribution. Are you sure > you're looking at aleader-0.9.3.tar.bz2 ? My response is a template, so it could be that certain parts of the answer were already taken care of. In your case the COPYING file was indeed ok. :) > > "Linux" is just a kernel of a more complex system > > that we like to refer to as GNU/Linux, to emphasize > > the ideals of the Free Software movement. > > > > Would you mind changing references to Linux as an OS > > to GNU/Linux? > > i don't mind at all. i prefer "GNU/Linux". However, > i just checked and i don't have any references to "Linux" > _or_ "GNU/Linux" on my web site or in my source distribution. > > i guess i just wrote "Linux" in my savannah submission > as a careless mistake. (i can re-submit my savannah > application with only this change...) When you resubmit make sure u use GNU/Linux in your submittion. > > > For more information, see http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html > > Yes, i am already familiar with this argument. > > > > To download the source code, browse to <http://redael.berlios.de/download.html> > > > > > > > > > Other Software Required: > > > i believe that Gtk+ and Gstreamer are typically found in a minimum free > > > operating system. At least, i hope so. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > Other Comments: > > > See the web site & manual for a detail description of what this software does > > > and why it is important. > > > > Please register your project once more with the changes mentioned > > above. > > Please tell me whether i have to change anything besides > the "Linux"->"GNU/Linux" change in my savannah submission. > > Is it really true that i don't have to change anything > on my web site or in my source distribution? You have to apply the GPL correctly, thus meaning that you have to add correct copyright notices. Kind regards, -- Rudy Gevaert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web page http:/www.webworm.org GNU/Linux for schools http://www.nongnu.org/glms Savannah hacker http://savannah.gnu.org _______________________________________________ Savannah-hackers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/savannah-hackers
