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Re: Extending xm_defines syntax to get rid of more xm-files


On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Zack Weinberg wrote:
> And itty bitty files that are 90% copyright statement bug me.  (When
> the total real content of a file is less than the fair-use threshold
> [ten-fifteen lines, yesno?], does it even make sense to include a
> copyright statement?)

Earlier this year RMS wrote the following:

  This notice, following a copyright notice, is fine for short files
  that are not important enough to worry about copylefting.

  # This file is free software; as a special exception the author gives
  # unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without
  # modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
  #
  # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
  # WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law; without even the
  # implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Gerald
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Gerald "Jerry" pfeifer@dbai.tuwien.ac.at http://www.dbai.tuwien.ac.at/~pfeifer/


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