[haiku-development] Re: Adding Gutenprint to AboutSystem application
- From: Michael Pfeiffer <michael.w.pfeiffer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 15:47:55 +0100
Am 01.11.2010 um 15:34 schrieb Stephan Aßmus:
> Hi,
>
> Am 01.11.2010 13:53, schrieb Michael Pfeiffer:
>> Am 01.11.2010 um 13:49 schrieb Stephan Aßmus:
>>> Am 01.11.2010 13:46, schrieb Michael Pfeiffer:
>>>> I intend to add the following text to the AboutSystem application:
>>>>
>>>> ==8<====
>>>> Gutenprint
>>>> Copyright 1999 - 2010 by Gutenprint authors. See GUTENPRINT_AUTHORS file
>>>> for details. All rights reserved.
>>>> License: GNU GPL v2 or above
>>>> http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net
>>>> ==8<====
>>>>
>>>> Where should I put the GUTENPRINT_AUTHORS file in the image and what
>>>> should be its file name?
>>>
>>> I think you should directly add the main author(s) with an "et al"
>>> extension.
>>
>> I asked on the Gutenprint development mailing list and they prefer it this
>> way rather the "et al" variant.
>
> I guess that's what you get for asking. Is this actually required by their
> license?
I don't know, but I would rather respect their wishes.
> In any case, you could probably add the file to the same place where the
> licenses are added (because it fits there based on purpose?) and make the
> word "GUTENPRINT_AUTHORS" clickable in AboutSystem. Another solution might be
> to add a variant of the GPL with the explicit Gutenprint authors in the
> header section.
I prefer the first one, it means less for for me ;)
BTW someone more knowledgable in this topic than me would be welcome to make
the necessary changes.
Bye,
Michael
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