On Tue, 14 Aug 2007, Len Brown wrote:
> > +Thomas Renninger <[email protected]>, 2007
> > +Copyright (C) 2007 SUSE Linux GmbH
>
> While it seems to be generally customary to identify the authors of Documentation
> files, it doesn't seem to be customary for them to assert a copyright.
> Is this really necessary? My concern is that it could discourage contributors
> for user or changing the text in any way they see fit.
>
> can anybody offer guidance on this?
For docs that specify a friendly license explicitly (GPL, BSD, etc), that
should not be a problem.
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where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
Henrique Holschuh
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