mac/src/Emacs.r # resource 'vers'
src/emacs.c
- remember to change the latest copyright year in the --version output.
- [Post-release, will automate this like set-version does for version.]
+ `set-copyright' in admin.el will do all the above.
<top-level>/install-sh
lispintro/install-sh
- update BOTH notices in this file
etc/emacs.csh
- - keep simple license for this simple file
+ - written by Michael DeCorte, who has no assignment. But trivial
+ enough to not need license.
etc/future-bug
- doesn't need a humourless disclaimer, because Karl Fogel says we
licenses that they have. They are distributed with Emacs but they
are not part of Emacs."
+etc/HELLO
+ standard notices. Just a note that although the file itself is not
+ really copyrightable, in the wider context of it being part of
+ Emacs (and written by those with assignments), a standard notice is
+ fine.
+
etc/MAILINGLISTS
rms: simple license is fine for this file
the concept.
rms: "My understanding is that game rules as such are not copyrightable."
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-01/msg00960.html>
+ rms: Legal advice is that we are ok and need not worry about this.
lispref/doclicense.texi
man/doclicense.texi
rms prefers that we do not do so.
+man/*.texi - All manuals should be under GFDL, and should include a
+copy of it, so that they can be distributed separately. faq.texi has
+a different license, for some reason no-one can remember.
+http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-04/msg00583.html
+http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-04/msg00618.html
+
+
msdos/is_exec.c, sigaction.c - these files are copyright DJ Delorie.
Leave the copyrights alone. Leave the Eli Zaretskii copyright in
is_exec.c alone. See the msdos/README file for the legal history of
- see comments below. These files are OK to be released with Emacs
22, but we may want to revisit them afterwards.
-[src/unexhp9k800.c - removed 2007/1/27]
-[src/m/sr2k.h - removed 2007/1/27]
- - First file removed due to legal uncertainties; second file removed
- due to dependency on first. Note that src/m/hp800.h is still needed on
- hp800 arch.
- NB we would like to re-add this file if we can. Please let us know
- if you can clarify its legal status.
-
** Some notes on resolved issues, for historical information only
+etc/TERMS
+rms: "surely written either by me or by ESR. (If you can figure out
+which year, I can probably tell you which.) Either way, we have papers
+for it." It was present in Emacs-16.56 (15-jul-85). rms: "Then I
+conclude it was written by me."
+
+etc/ulimit.hack
+ Very obsolete file removed March 2007. Doesn't say who the author
+is, but web-search suggests Karl Kleinpaste, who has no Emacs
+assignment. Trivial anyway.
+http://groups.google.com/group/comp.unix.shell/browse_thread/thread/bf3df496994\
+9f1df/7e5922c67b3a98fb
+http://groups.google.com/group/comp.unix.questions/msg/cc7e49cacfd1ccb4
+ (original 1987 source)
+
lisp/term/README
- had no copyright notice till Feb 2007. ChangeLog.3 suggests it was
written by Eric Raymond. When asked by rms on 14 Feb 2007 he said:
Accordingly, FSF copyright was added.
+src/unexhp9k800.c (and dependent src/m/sr2k.h)
+ http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-02/msg00138.html
+ - briefly removed due to legal uncertainly Jan-Mar 2007. The
+ relevant assignment is under "hp9k800" in copyright.list. File was
+ written by John V. Morris at HP, and disclaimed by the author and
+ HP. So this file is public domain.
+
+
+K Rodgers changes
+ It was pointed out that K Rodgers only had assigments for VC and
+ ps-print, but had changed several other files. We tried to contact
+ him for a general assignment, but he proved uncommunicative (despite
+ initially indicating to rms he would sign an assignment). As a result, his
+ changes were removed and/or rewritten independently. For details, see
+ threads:
+http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-04/msg00225.html
+http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-04/msg00257.html
+
+ But then an assignment arrived before the release of Emacs 22:
+http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-04/msg01427.html
+
+
+lisp/progmodes/python.el
+Dave Love alerted us to a potential legal problem:
+http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-pretest-bug/2007-04/msg00459.html
+
+On consultation with a lawyer, we found there was no problem:
+http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-05/msg00466.html
+
** Issues that are "fixed" for the release of Emacs 22, but we may
wish to revisit later in more detail
admin/check-doc-strings
File says it's in the public domain, but that might not make it so.
-etc/BABYL, ms-kermit
- Files written long ago by authors with no assignments. Keep them
+etc/BABYL
+ File written long ago by authors with no assignment. Keep them
without notices for now, try and contact authors if possible. Be
ready to remove these files if the authors ever object.
+etc/ms-kermit
etc/e/eterm-color.ti
src/acldef.h, chpdef.h, ndir.h
On legal advice from Matt Norwood, the following comment was added
- to these files in Feb 2007:
+ to these files in Feb/Mar 2007:
The code here is forced by the interface, and is not subject to
copyright, constituting the only possible expression of the
and possibly add a list of all authors who have changed these files.
(details in email from Matt Norwood to rms, 2007/02/03).
+etc/ms-7bkermit
+ Says it was written by Andy Lowry and Joel Spolsky. No entry for
+either in copyright.list. NB this file is not "constrained" like
+ms-kermit (rms: "We know it isn't. A comment at the front says it has
+other bindings which might be handy."). File removed March 2007.
+Re-add if clear up status at some point.
+
+etc/Xkeymap.txt
+ No info on author. File removed March 2007. rms: "It says it is
+RLK's way of remapping his keyboard, so it is not constrained. I think
+it was written by RLK. Let's delete it; if we contact RLK again, we
+can put it back." Actually, RLK == Robert Krawitz has an Emacs
+assignment. So this could be restored if it is still useful, but Jan Djärv
+says it is obsolete:
+<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-03/msg00673.html>
src/m/mips4.h, news-risc.h, pmax.h
src/s/aix3-2.h, bsd386.h, hpux8.h, hpux9.h, irix4-0.h, irix5-0.h,
Emacs 22 is released (though if they can be fixed before, that is
obviously good):
-Maybe some relevant comments here?
-<http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.legal/browse_thread/thread/123547ea95437a1f>
-
Is it OK to just `cvs remove' a file for legal reasons, or is
something more drastic needed? A removed file is still available from
REMOVED etc/gnu.xpm, nt/icons/emacs21.ico, nt/icons/sink.ico
- Restore if find legal info. emacs21.ico is not due to Davenport.
- Voelker could not immediately recall anything, but will check and
- let us know if he finds anything.
+ Geoff Voelker checked but could not find a record of where it came
+ from.
etc/images
Done: TUTORIAL.eo
-REMOVED src/unexhp9k800.c
- - we would like to re-add this file if possible. Please let us know
- if you can clarify its legal status.
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-02/msg00138.html
+*** These are copyright issues still to be addressed:
+None known.
-*** These are copyright issues still to be addressed:
-Do we need an assignment from Kevin Rodgers? (rms)
+** NOTES ON RELICENSING TO GPL3
+
+The EMACS_22_BASE branch was changed to GPLv3 (or later) 2007/07/25.
+
+Some notes:
+(see http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-07/msg01431.html)
+
+1. There are some files in Emacs CVS which are not part of Emacs (eg
+those included from Gnulib). These are all copyright FSF and (at time
+of writing) GPL >= 2. rms says may as well leave the licenses of these
+alone (may import them from Gnulib again). These are:
+
+ Gnulib:
+ src/getloadavg.c
+ src/gmalloc.c
+ src/md5.c
+ src/md5.h
+ src/mktime.c
+ src/strftime.c
+ src/termcap.c
+ src/tparam.c
+
+ Others:
+ config.guess
+ config.sub
+ lispintro/missing
+ man/texinfo.tex
+
+Note _not_ included in the above are src/regex.{c,h} (rms: "That
+forked version is only in Emacs, so definitely relicense that."), and
+oldXMenu/insque.c (rms: "We wrote that specifically for Emacs, so
+definitely relicense that.").
+
+2. The files that are copyright FSF and AIST, or AIST alone, should be
+and were updated, ditto the oldXMenu files with FSF copyright, and
+msdos/is_exec.c and sigaction.c.
+
+3. lwlib/
+
+Files originally in Lucid Widget Library were left alone (excludes
+ChangeLog, etc), ie remain under GPL v1 or later, or v2 or later.
+(rms: "We may as well leave this alone, since we are never going to
+change it much.")
+
+4. There are some files where the FSF holds no copyright. These were
+left alone:
+
+ leim/MISC-DIC/CTLau-b5.html >= v2
+ leim/MISC-DIC/CTLau.html >= v2
+ (above included in lisp/international/titdic-cnv.el)
+ leim/MISC-DIC/pinyin.map >= v1
+ leim/MISC-DIC/ziranma.cin >= v1
+ leim/SKK-DIC/SKK-JISYO.L >= v2
+ leim/SKK-DIC/README >= v2
+ leim/ja-dic/ja-dic.el >= v2
+
+5. At time of writing, some non-Emacs icons included from Gnome remain
+under GPLv2 (no "or later"). See:
+ etc/images/gnus/README
+ etc/images/mail/README
+ etc/images/README
+ nt/icons/README
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