* The right way to reuse code from another project
@ 2020-03-20 20:04 Serghei
2020-03-20 23:39 ` Stefan Monnier
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From: Serghei @ 2020-03-20 20:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: GNU Emacs Developers
Hello,
I would like to reuse some test helpers in bnf-mode [1] initially
created by lua-mode [2] authors. So I'm interested in the proper
way mention authorship and copyright notice. Both modes are
distributed under GNU GPL. Could someone advice me the right way
to include those helpers in bnf-mode.
Thank you,
[1]: https://github.com/sergeyklay/bnf-mode
[2]: https://github.com/immerrr/lua-mode
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Serghei
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* Re: The right way to reuse code from another project
2020-03-20 20:04 The right way to reuse code from another project Serghei
@ 2020-03-20 23:39 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-03-21 7:14 ` Serghei
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From: Stefan Monnier @ 2020-03-20 23:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Serghei; +Cc: GNU Emacs Developers
> I would like to reuse some test helpers in bnf-mode [1] initially
> created by lua-mode [2] authors. So I'm interested in the proper
> way mention authorship and copyright notice. Both modes are
> distributed under GNU GPL. Could someone advice me the right way
> to include those helpers in bnf-mode.
The proper way is:
- find out who are the authors are (e.g. with `vc-region-history`).
- check whether they have signed the copyright paperwork.
- if they have not and the code is non-trivial, ask them to sign the paperwork.
[ in this case, I suspect they all already signed. ]
- ask them if they're OK to contribute that code to your GNU ELPA
package and hence consider that code as covered yb their copyright assignment.
- add their names to the `Author:` if you think the code is significant
enough for that.
The copyright line shouldn't need any changing since their paperwork
assigns the copyright to the FSF anyway.
Stefan
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