Re[2]: Rif: Re: [Envolution-devel] GPL respect

[Furbo <fu...@si...>]

> On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 09:27, Stefan Köhler wrote:

>> @All:
>> What we can do now? Is it possible to say: "Many thanks for Oracle
>> implementation to ......" or something else.
>> 

> I think the easiest way to solve the problem is realize that neither
> Brook nor Luca intend to, or want to, let ANY code we work on be
> released without credits to the proper people.

> So to resolve this issue all that needs to be done is to have Luca show
> exaclty what code he modified in Encompass or Envolution and then credit
> his modifications accordingly. This is the only proper way to handle it.

YES!   how is someone supposed to be able to (or required to) add
proper comments if the comments are not there?  For me, I look at a
file alone.  If the names are not there then its kind of hard for someone to
complain about it.. Yes, having names in a central file is nice and
all but it can not be expected for someone to filter through a list of
hundreds of names for all the developers of Envo to find the few that
worked on a module or edited it..   Those who work on code should put their names
IN the code they change or at least in the module/file being changed.

Now an issue could be argued that after the fact IF names were not in
original file 'taken' from envo.. how is anyone to know who really did
what work.. I know Brook and Larry will do their best to accommodate the
original coders but look at it from a fraud point of view.. ANYONE
could show up one day and say 'Oh, i worked on that' bc their name is
in the Evno credits file but not in the modules comments.. a lot of
people are in that central credits file but they dont deserve credit
for all the code..  i would hate for a 'i did that too' war to break
out over GPL code.

> For future modifications the best way to ensure proper credit is to
> comment your changes directly in the file you are modifying. A simple:
> /* modified by 'your name here' */ usually works well.

Agreed  put the credits with the code if people want proper credit for
changing things..  i know it can be a pain, but thats life.  If you
want credit for something make sure ANYONE who looks at the code (just
that 1 file) can tell.  You can not expect (and i dont think the GPL
requires) that people hunt for the credits..

> Zoom


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