From c83d2b58e1776982a7ce45009fb373ec5702c521 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luke Shumaker Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 19:15:29 -0500 Subject: improve HACKING documentation --- HACKING/licensing.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 HACKING/licensing.md (limited to 'HACKING/licensing.md') diff --git a/HACKING/licensing.md b/HACKING/licensing.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6d17e31 --- /dev/null +++ b/HACKING/licensing.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +We don't require copyright assignment or any fancy paperwork! Just +make sure you specify the license and include a copyright statement +with your name and the current year. + +New code should (please) be licensed GPLv2+. I say v2 instead of v3 +because some code from Arch is GPLv2 (no "or any later version"), and +having to worry about which programs can be combined is a huge pain. + +Copyright statements should look like + + # Copyright (C) YEARS NAME + +for most code, for 3rd-party code that has been imported, indent it a +bit: + + # Copyright (C) YEARS NAME + +Always put a line with `# License:` specifying the license of that +file. -- cgit v1.2.3