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| author | Glenn Morris | 2010-01-16 19:03:59 -0800 |
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| committer | Glenn Morris | 2010-01-16 19:03:59 -0800 |
| commit | bd9776d13fcdb228848eed82f690a35dbf9f5488 (patch) | |
| tree | b5f6299c0d249e144db31646b450d177f560384e | |
| parent | 44e82a0bd65970fe16b9f9fdd73583598c59d364 (diff) | |
| download | emacs-bd9776d13fcdb228848eed82f690a35dbf9f5488.tar.gz emacs-bd9776d13fcdb228848eed82f690a35dbf9f5488.zip | |
Edit some notes/ files to replace `cvs' with `bzr', or something general.
| -rw-r--r-- | admin/notes/BRANCH | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | admin/notes/copyright | 28 |
2 files changed, 17 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/admin/notes/BRANCH b/admin/notes/BRANCH index 863d86a1ed9..258fcd95566 100644 --- a/admin/notes/BRANCH +++ b/admin/notes/BRANCH | |||
| @@ -1,11 +1,10 @@ | |||
| 1 | This file describes the CVS branch in which it is maintained. | 1 | This file describes the bzr branch in which it is maintained. |
| 2 | Everything below the line is branch-specific. | 2 | Everything below the line is branch-specific. |
| 3 | ________________________________________________________________________ | 3 | ________________________________________________________________________ |
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | This is the trunk (sometimes mistakenly called "HEAD"). | 5 | This is the trunk (sometimes mistakenly called "HEAD"). |
| 6 | When people say "use CVS emacs", this is the branch they are talking | 6 | When people say "use the development version of Emacs" or the |
| 7 | about. Likewise, a "cvs checkout" without the "-r" option results in | 7 | "bzr version of Emacs", this is the branch they are talking about. |
| 8 | this branch. | ||
| 9 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Emacs development takes place on the trunk. Most of the time, Emacs | 9 | Emacs development takes place on the trunk. Most of the time, Emacs |
| 11 | hackers add to it relatively free of constraint (aside from proper | 10 | hackers add to it relatively free of constraint (aside from proper |
diff --git a/admin/notes/copyright b/admin/notes/copyright index 40c45404f75..f4ceb273c73 100644 --- a/admin/notes/copyright +++ b/admin/notes/copyright | |||
| @@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ the file. | |||
| 24 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 2. When installing code written by someone else, the ChangeLog entry | 25 | 2. When installing code written by someone else, the ChangeLog entry |
| 26 | should be in the name of the author of the code, not the person who | 26 | should be in the name of the author of the code, not the person who |
| 27 | installs it. I think it is helpful to put the author (if not yourself) | 27 | installs it. I think it is helpful to put the author (if not yourself) |
| 28 | in the CVS log as well; and to not install any of your own changes in | 28 | in the commit log as well (you can also use bzr commit's "--author" |
| 29 | the same commit. | 29 | option); and to not install any of your own changes in the same commit. |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 3. With images, add the legal info to a README file in the directory | 31 | 3. With images, add the legal info to a README file in the directory |
| 32 | containing the image. | 32 | containing the image. |
| @@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ legal notices, consider if you should add a copyright statement. | |||
| 38 | right thing to do. | 38 | right thing to do. |
| 39 | 39 | ||
| 40 | 40 | ||
| 41 | Every non-trivial file distributed through the Emacs CVS should be | 41 | Every non-trivial file distributed through the Emacs repository should be |
| 42 | self-explanatory in terms of copyright and license. This includes | 42 | self-explanatory in terms of copyright and license. This includes |
| 43 | files that are not distributed in Emacs releases (for example, the | 43 | files that are not distributed in Emacs releases (for example, the |
| 44 | admin/ directory), because the whole Emacs CVS is publicly | 44 | admin/ directory), because the whole Emacs repository is publicly |
| 45 | available. | 45 | available. |
| 46 | 46 | ||
| 47 | The definition of triviality is a little vague, but a rule of thumb is | 47 | The definition of triviality is a little vague, but a rule of thumb is |
| 48 | that any file with less than 15 lines of actual content is trivial. If | 48 | that any file with less than 15 lines of actual content is trivial. If |
| 49 | a file is auto-generated (eg ldefs-boot.el) from another one in the | 49 | a file is auto-generated (eg ldefs-boot.el) from another one in the |
| 50 | CVS, then it does not really matter about adding a copyright statement | 50 | repository, then it does not really matter about adding a copyright |
| 51 | to the generated file. | 51 | statement to the generated file. |
| 52 | 52 | ||
| 53 | Legal advice says that we could, if we wished, put a license notice | 53 | Legal advice says that we could, if we wished, put a license notice |
| 54 | even in trivial files, because copyright law in general looks at the | 54 | even in trivial files, because copyright law in general looks at the |
| @@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ file "years" in this directory). The PDF versions of refcards etc | |||
| 67 | should display copyright notices (an exception to the rule about | 67 | should display copyright notices (an exception to the rule about |
| 68 | "generated" files), but these can just display the latest year. The | 68 | "generated" files), but these can just display the latest year. The |
| 69 | full list of years should be kept in comments in the source file. If | 69 | full list of years should be kept in comments in the source file. If |
| 70 | these are distributed in CVS, check in a regenerated version when the | 70 | these are distributed in the repository, check in a regenerated |
| 71 | tex files are updated. | 71 | version when the tex files are updated. |
| 72 | 72 | ||
| 73 | Copyright changes should be propagated to any associated repositories | 73 | Copyright changes should be propagated to any associated repositories |
| 74 | (eg Gnus, MH-E), but I think in every case this happens automatically | 74 | (eg Gnus, MH-E), but I think in every case this happens automatically |
| @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ author should be removed and the year(s) transferred to the FSF); or | |||
| 115 | else it is possible the file should not be in Emacs at all (please | 115 | else it is possible the file should not be in Emacs at all (please |
| 116 | report!). | 116 | report!). |
| 117 | 117 | ||
| 118 | Note that it seems painfully clear that one cannot rely on CVS logs, | 118 | Note that it seems painfully clear that one cannot rely on commit logs, |
| 119 | or even ChangeLogs, for older changes. People often installed changes | 119 | or even ChangeLogs, for older changes. People often installed changes |
| 120 | from others, without recording the true authorship. | 120 | from others, without recording the true authorship. |
| 121 | 121 | ||
| @@ -555,10 +555,10 @@ system) | |||
| 555 | obviously good): | 555 | obviously good): |
| 556 | 556 | ||
| 557 | 557 | ||
| 558 | Is it OK to just `cvs remove' a file for legal reasons, or is | 558 | Is it OK to just `bzr remove' a file for legal reasons, or is |
| 559 | something more drastic needed? A removed file is still available from | 559 | something more drastic needed? A removed file is still available from |
| 560 | CVS, if suitable options are applied. (This CVS issue obviously does | 560 | the repository, if suitable options are applied. (This issue obviously |
| 561 | not affect a release). | 561 | does not affect a release). |
| 562 | rms: will ask lawyer | 562 | rms: will ask lawyer |
| 563 | 563 | ||
| 564 | 564 | ||
| @@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ The EMACS_22_BASE branch was changed to GPLv3 (or later) 2007/07/25. | |||
| 600 | Some notes: | 600 | Some notes: |
| 601 | (see http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-07/msg01431.html) | 601 | (see http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2007-07/msg01431.html) |
| 602 | 602 | ||
| 603 | 1. There are some files in Emacs CVS which are not part of Emacs (eg | 603 | 1. There are some files in the Emacs tree which are not part of Emacs (eg |
| 604 | those included from Gnulib). These are all copyright FSF and (at time | 604 | those included from Gnulib). These are all copyright FSF and (at time |
| 605 | of writing) GPL >= 2. rms says may as well leave the licenses of these | 605 | of writing) GPL >= 2. rms says may as well leave the licenses of these |
| 606 | alone (may import them from Gnulib again). These are: | 606 | alone (may import them from Gnulib again). These are: |