On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 10:53 PM, Robert Bradshaw <rober...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 2:28 PM, Nathaniel Smith <n...@pobox.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 10:13 PM, Sturla Molden <sturla.mol...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > Benjamin Lerman <q...@chromium.org> wrote: >> > >> >> Would cython accept to add such a copyright header on its files? >> > >> > You want to display the Apache licence in every single file, even those >> > with utility C code? >> >> It's annoying, but a pretty standard request. Debian once made me do >> this for some package or another (forget which) before they would >> distribute it, though obviously that rule is inconsistently applied. >> Still, it's pretty trivial and has real-world consequences, so why >> reject a patch like this? > > > Debian currently distributes Cython without these headers. > Yes, they're inconsistent, as I noted. > > I am curious why a licence in a top level directory that explicitly states > it applies to everything in that directory is not sufficiently clear. What > about auto-generated files? What about binary blobs? All 1000+ test files? > > http://www.apache.org/dev/apply-license.html#copy-per-file > That link is about sticking a copy of the apache license text in every file, this is about having a few line header saying "This is part of Cython, copyright Cython devs, released under Apache-2, see LICENSE.txt for details". I'm just saying, you can argue about how chromium's lawyers ought to think, or you can just say "whatever, patches welcome" and merge it if it arrives. Your time is yours to spend as you wish :-) I was also very annoyed initially when asked to do this, so thought I'd share my experience in case it was useful. -n -- Nathaniel J. Smith Postdoctoral researcher - Informatics - University of Edinburgh http://vorpus.org
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