Re: File modification and the copyright

2014-01-03 Thread T o n g
On Thu, 02 Jan 2014 14:59:42 -0800, Russ Allbery wrote: > Usually I . . . Thanks, as always! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/la6gpb$i8$3...@ger.gm

Re: File modification and the copyright

2014-01-02 Thread Russ Allbery
T o n g writes: > If I take a simple file (BSD-licensed), (greatly) improved it, and > include it in my package. How should I handle the situation? > - I should claim that the author of the new file is me, right? Usually I list both authors, such as: * Written by Larry Schwimmer * Extensiv

File modification and the copyright

2014-01-02 Thread T o n g
Hi, If I take a simple file (BSD-licensed), (greatly) improved it, and include it in my package. How should I handle the situation? - I should claim that the author of the new file is me, right? - I should inherit the BSD-licensed, right? - How to express that the new file was based on another