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RE: [Openexr-devel] Exr.NET
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Drew Hess |
Subject: |
RE: [Openexr-devel] Exr.NET |
Date: |
Mon, 15 Mar 2004 13:06:07 -0800 (PST) |
I'm not a lawyer, but I think that, generally, if the code is largely
derived from the original code, you should retain the license and change
the copyright holder to you, with a reference to the original copyright
holder/author as well.
-dwh-
On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 address@hidden wrote:
> Another slightly legal question, I have a 'Half' data-type which is a direct
> port to C# of the Half data-type from the OpenExr distribution. I currently
> have the following acknowledgement at the top of the source code:
>
> <snip>
> Based on the C++ code originally written by Florian Kainz and Rod Bogart.
> </snip>
>
> The questions being, is this enough? Should I actually put the OpenExr
> license at the top of the file instead of my own (which is basically the
> same, but with my own copyright at the top)? The code is different, but
> noticeably derived from the OpenExr C++ code.
>
> And finally, is it ok to put those two names in there (I've removed the
> email addresses in case it was undesired)? And were there any others that
> should also be noted in this particular segment (I could only find Florian
> and Rod mentioned in the original source).
>
> FWIW I will be uploading the current source soon (either tonight [UK time]
> or tomorrow). It's still early, but at least it'll be out there for people
> to see.
>
> Yes, it's still a wrapper ;)
>
> Thanks,
> Wayney
>
>
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