X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:36:07 +0200 From: Corinna Vinschen To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Contributing license information? Message-ID: <20111021173607.GJ2976@calimero.vinschen.de> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <4E4DB7AC DOT 7070702 AT cisra DOT canon DOT com DOT au> <20110819120318 DOT GB2506 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <4E9F9A2A DOT 2060806 AT cisra DOT canon DOT com DOT au> <20111020073807 DOT GC23092 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <4EA0D2AB DOT 30402 AT cisra DOT canon DOT com DOT au> <20111021085901 DOT GG13505 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <20111021164145 DOT GA7027 AT jethro DOT local DOT lan> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20111021164145.GA7027@jethro.local.lan> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Oct 21 18:41, David Sastre wrote: > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:59:01AM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote: > > On Oct 21 13:02, Luke Kendall wrote: > > > Can I ask a related question: for the few shell scripts and /etc > > > files provided in base-files: what license are they under? The > > > package contains lots of licenses, as we've been discussing, but I > > > couldn't find any indication of which license applies to the actual > > > non-license files in base-files itself! > > > > Isn't that hard on the verge of nit-picking? These are simple scripts. > > Their Linux brothers and sisters are under PD so I think it makes much > > sense to define the Cygwin files as PD, too. > > > > David, that's ok with you? > > Yes, it's ok for me :) > > Also, it's possible to specifically mention it in the header of every > shellscript in base-files, maybe using CC0[1][2]? > > CC0 would then be included under /usr/share/doc/common-licenses. Sounds good. Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple