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www/licenses gpl-howto.html
From: |
Brett Smith |
Subject: |
www/licenses gpl-howto.html |
Date: |
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:34:53 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Brett Smith <brett> 08/10/30 21:34:53
Modified files:
licenses : gpl-howto.html
Log message:
Add sample copyright disclaimer.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/gpl-howto.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.27&r2=1.28
Patches:
Index: gpl-howto.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/gpl-howto.html,v
retrieving revision 1.27
retrieving revision 1.28
diff -u -b -r1.27 -r1.28
--- gpl-howto.html 14 Oct 2008 15:43:48 -0000 1.27
+++ gpl-howto.html 30 Oct 2008 21:34:16 -0000 1.28
@@ -135,6 +135,18 @@
who violates the license in the US. Most other countries have no system
of copyright registration.</p>
+<p>It's wise to ask your employer or school, if any, to sign a
+copyright disclaimer for the work, so they cannot claim to hold it
+later. Below is a sample copyright disclaimer; just alter the names
+and program description as appropriate:</p>
+
+<blockquote><p>Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest
+in the program “Gnomovision” (which makes passes at
+compilers) written by James Hacker.</p>
+
+<p><signature of Moe Ghoul>, 1 April 1989<br />
+ Moe Ghoul, President of Vice</p></blockquote>
+
<p>We would like to list all free software programs in the Free Software
Directory, including all programs licensed under the GPL (any version).
Please see the <a href="http://directory.fsf.org/">Directory web page</a>
@@ -195,7 +207,7 @@
<p>
Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2008/10/14 15:43:48 $
+$Date: 2008/10/30 21:34:16 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>