> This is a followup to a previous message I > sent to this list. > > I sent a request to the 10-year-old address > of the person who uploaded the program, > "ccount", to USENet and received the response > below. > > Is this sufficient to include "ccount" in the > "metrics" package? If not, what would > be? If it is sufficient, should this letter > be included in the COPYRIGHT file? > > Thanks again, > > -=greg > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shane Hartman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Greg Wiley'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 11:44 PM > Subject: RE: looking for author of ccount > > > > If memory serves me correctly, I obtained fragments of a non-working > program > > which I substantially rewrote into a working program. If that makes me > the > > author, then you have my permission to do as you wish with the program. I > > am amazed it is still in use. > > > > Shane Hartman ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Unfortunately, it sounds like Shane Hartman might not be the only copyright holder here. It depends on what "substantially rewrote" means. If he used the original code as a guide and reimplemented everything, then we can probably include the code. If there is still large fragments of original code (I believe the FSF uses 10 lines as a general rule) then we have to get permission from the author of that original code. So I think you have to ask him what "substantially rewrote" means. Regards, Walter Landry [EMAIL PROTECTED]
