Re: address@hidden: Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Snake Jerky - Persistent Python Object Store - savannah.nongnu.org]

[Rudy Gevaert]

On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 05:22:43PM -0700, Scott Moonen wrote:
> Ping...  Is anyone able to provide me brief guidance on applying the
> Modified BSD license to my source?  Thanks much!

Sorry, I missed your message.
> 
> Thanks, Rudy.  I intended to do so before putting it into CVS, but I'd be
> happy to do it now.  I wonder if you could provide me with some guidance on
> how to apply the license.  Should I prefix every source file with the full
> license?  Or should I prefix every source file with a copyright statement
> and a reference to the license?  I was able to find explicit guidance for
> the GPL but not for the BSD license.


Insert the following at the top of every file, replace year and owner
with your details..


Copyright (c) <YEAR>, <OWNER>
 All rights reserved.


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          disclaimer.

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          disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
          provided with the distribution.

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Sorry for the delay.
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