Re: [PATCH] test-lib.sh: Add explicit license detail, with change from GPLv2 to GPLv2+.
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- Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin-mmb7mzphnfy@public.gmane.org>
- Date
- Feb 23, 2010, 09:21 UTC
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Hi,
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010, Tay Ray Chuan wrote:
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> On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster-e+AXbWqSrlAAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> > wrote: > > FWIW, I only said "_at least_ you need consent from them", and it was > > not meant to be an exhaustive list. "blame -C -C -C" may tell you > > more. > > Without substantial analysis, "blame" alone is not sufficient - it does > not show which work was original, or derivative.
Well, I think that blame can get you very, very far. For example, you will see that Josh Triplett's only (surviving) contribution to test-lib.sh is a single line saying "unset MAIL", which is too trivial to be copyrightable (and if it was not trivial, it still would be the only way to accomplish what it does, so it is again not copyrightable).
Ciao, Dscho