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Re: Moving the License Forward
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
Date: 
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 18:16:39 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Jeff Findley wrote:
I would hope that any changes made to a part file would include attribution
to the original author(s).  Perhaps this should be spelled out in the
license?

That might be a good idea.  We do have standing policies for most situations;
everything from making minor fixes to using someone else's code in a new part to
rearranging an existing file into new file(s) to entirely rewriting an existing
part.

We might also want to consider updating the format of the 0 Name: line, to use
the author's ldraw.org userid instead of (or in addition to) a real name.

Steve



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  Re: Moving the License Forward
 
(...) Standing policies, yes, but programmatic enforcement, no. Too much in this arena relies on you and I applying those policies correctly in the parts updates. And there is always going to have to be some flexibility that needs admin judgement. (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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  Re: Moving the License Forward
 
(...) I would hope that any changes made to a part file would include attribution to the original author(s). Perhaps this should be spelled out in the license? Other than this one little issue, I like what I see. Putting these two licenses into (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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