Re: Copyright update - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Copyright update
Date
Msg-id 200901011947.n01Jlwi19211@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Copyright update  (Andrew Chernow <ac@esilo.com>)
Responses Re: Copyright update  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Re: Copyright update  (Mark Mielke <mark@mark.mielke.cc>)
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Andrew Chernow wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Greg Stark wrote:
> >> Is that actually legal if we haven't modified the files? Or is the  
> >> whole source tree considiered one work?
> > 
> > One work, I assume.
> > 
> 
> I am not a lawyer, but if its one work, why is there a notice in every source 
> file?  ISTM that if it were one work there would only have to be one notice.

Because people often take source files and copy them for use in other
projects.

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