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From: Krzysiek Pawlik <krzysiek.pawlik@××××××.pl>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Questions about licenses
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:05:26
Message-Id: 42B01879.6090804@people.pl
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Questions about licenses by Jon Portnoy
1 Jon Portnoy wrote:
2 >>Symlink? If MIT == MetaKit, then:
3 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
4 >>ln -s MIT MetaKit
5 > I don't know about this specific case but generally speaking licenses
6 > that're similar in language and intent have very small (often cosmetic)
7 > differences; if there is even the slightest difference it (legally)
8 > qualifies as a different license and probably really should be included
9 > separately to be safe
10
11 Exactly my point :) I've looked at MIT and MetaKit and:
12
13 +Copyright (c) 1996-2001 Jean-Claude Wippler
14 -Copyright (c) <year> <copyright holders>
15
16 Except formatting and above diff theye are identical.
17
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19 Krzysiek 'Nelchael' Pawlik RLU #322999 GPG:0xBC555551
20 gentoo - kernel 2.6.11-ck10
21 http://fatcat.ftj.agh.edu.pl/~nelchael/
22 .... now touch these wires to your tongue!
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Questions about licenses Jon Portnoy <avenj@g.o>