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authorMiles Bader2007-03-18 14:11:08 +0000
committerMiles Bader2007-03-18 14:11:08 +0000
commita72ea5f5b087a4cb68bac19ca5945e636a0b171f (patch)
treeccb5b746322b106948bb887966905ae87114f66b /admin
parent5f0813fa6d43b780adae1cb47835ae70adcb3b12 (diff)
parent7ab2e82f0e19aead5fafaf7f959e4db29f3926b5 (diff)
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Merge from emacs--devo--0
Patches applied: * emacs--devo--0 (patch 662-669) - Update from CVS - Fix read-only prompt problem in isearch - Merge from gnus--rel--5.10 * gnus--rel--5.10 (patch 207-208) - Merge from emacs--devo--0 - Update from CVS Revision: emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--unicode--0--patch-184
Diffstat (limited to 'admin')
-rw-r--r--admin/FOR-RELEASE14
-rw-r--r--admin/notes/copyright79
2 files changed, 65 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/admin/FOR-RELEASE b/admin/FOR-RELEASE
index 835fef666b6..39f14872dd0 100644
--- a/admin/FOR-RELEASE
+++ b/admin/FOR-RELEASE
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ Reminders sent out on 2006-06-08.
40and KDE projects, to use the new Emacs icons in etc/images/icons. 40and KDE projects, to use the new Emacs icons in etc/images/icons.
41 41
42* WINDOWS SUPPORT BUGS. 42* WINDOWS SUPPORT BUGS.
43These don't need to be fixed to start pretest, but we call the 43
44These don't need to be fixed before a release, but we call the
44attention of Windows users to fixing them. 45attention of Windows users to fixing them.
45 46
46** Drew Adams 12 Aug bug rpt: overlay display artifact: trace left behind 47** Drew Adams 12 Aug bug rpt: overlay display artifact: trace left behind
@@ -50,9 +51,7 @@ to the hack introduced on 2005-07-01 to fix some other Cleartype problem.
50** henman@it.to-be.co.jp 09 Aug 2006: ispell.el problem on Cygwin. 51** henman@it.to-be.co.jp 09 Aug 2006: ispell.el problem on Cygwin.
51 (Did we decide that is unreproducible?) 52 (Did we decide that is unreproducible?)
52 53
53** make-network-process :nowait t doesn't work for non-local targets 54** lennart.borgman@gmail.com, Feb 22: C-h k does not catch text properies keymaps
54 on Windows. This has been "fixed" for Emacs 22 by defining
55 BROKEN_NON_BLOCKING_CONNECT in ms-w32.h.
56 55
57 56
58* BUGS 57* BUGS
@@ -60,12 +59,7 @@ to the hack introduced on 2005-07-01 to fix some other Cleartype problem.
60** Fix up copyright confusions. 59** Fix up copyright confusions.
61 See end of admin/notes/copyright. 60 See end of admin/notes/copyright.
62 61
63** simon.marshall@misys.com, Jan 12: 62** david.hansen@gmx.net, Mar 7: shell.el patch to install
64 Font-lock decides function call is function declaration in C++
65
66** md5i@cs.cmu.edu, Feb 20: move-end-of-line in comint buffers
67
68** daniel@bigwalter.net, Feb 25: Echoing of keys and process I/O
69 63
70* DOCUMENTATION 64* DOCUMENTATION
71 65
diff --git a/admin/notes/copyright b/admin/notes/copyright
index 036efa6f006..63947d75df0 100644
--- a/admin/notes/copyright
+++ b/admin/notes/copyright
@@ -15,19 +15,26 @@ longer, eg the text "GNU Emacs is free software...".
15 15
16Summary for the impatient: 16Summary for the impatient:
17 17
181. Don't add a file to Emacs written by someone other than yourself 181. Don't add code to Emacs written by someone other than yourself
19without thinking about the legal aspect (make sure they have an 19without thinking about the legal aspect. Even if the changes are
20assignment, adjust the copyright statements in the file). NB the 20trivial, consider if they combine with previous changes by the same
21ChangeLog entry should be in the name of the author of the code, not 21author to make a non-trivial total. If so, make sure they have an
22the person who installs it. 22assignment. If adding a whole file adjust the copyright statements in
23 23the file.
242. With images, add the legal info to a README file in the directory 24
252. When installing code written by someone else, the ChangeLog entry
26should be in the name of the author of the code, not the person who
27installs it. I think it is helpful to put the author (if not yourself)
28in the CVS log as well; and to not install any of your own changes in
29the same commit.
30
313. With images, add the legal info to a README file in the directory
25containing the image. 32containing the image.
26 33
273. If you add a lot of text to a previously trivial file that had no 344. If you add a lot of text to a previously trivial file that had no
28legal notices, consider if you should add a copyright statement. 35legal notices, consider if you should add a copyright statement.
29 36
304. Please don't just add an FSF copyright without checking that is the 375. Please don't just add an FSF copyright without checking that is the
31right thing to do. 38right thing to do.
32 39
33 40
@@ -133,11 +140,15 @@ lispintro/install-sh
133src/m/news-r6.h 140src/m/news-r6.h
134 public domain, leave alone. 141 public domain, leave alone.
135 142
143etc/BABYL, ms-kermit
144 no notices (see below).
145
136etc/edt-user.doc 146etc/edt-user.doc
137 - update BOTH notices in this file 147 - update BOTH notices in this file
138 148
139etc/emacs.csh 149etc/emacs.csh
140 - keep simple license for this simple file 150 - written by Michael DeCorte, who has no assignment. But trivial
151 enough to not need license.
141 152
142etc/future-bug 153etc/future-bug
143 - doesn't need a humourless disclaimer, because Karl Fogel says we 154 - doesn't need a humourless disclaimer, because Karl Fogel says we
@@ -159,6 +170,12 @@ WHY-FREE
159 licenses that they have. They are distributed with Emacs but they 170 licenses that they have. They are distributed with Emacs but they
160 are not part of Emacs." 171 are not part of Emacs."
161 172
173etc/HELLO
174 standard notices. Just a note that although the file itself is not
175 really copyrightable, in the wider context of it being part of
176 Emacs (and written by those with assignments), a standard notice is
177 fine.
178
162etc/MAILINGLISTS 179etc/MAILINGLISTS
163 rms: simple license is fine for this file 180 rms: simple license is fine for this file
164 181
@@ -361,6 +378,20 @@ src/acldef.h, chpdef.h, ndir.h
361 378
362** Some notes on resolved issues, for historical information only 379** Some notes on resolved issues, for historical information only
363 380
381etc/TERMS
382rms: "surely written either by me or by ESR. (If you can figure out
383which year, I can probably tell you which.) Either way, we have papers
384for it." Present in Emacs-16.56 (15-jul-85).
385
386etc/ulimit.hack
387 Very obsolete file removed March 2007. Doesn't say who the author
388is, but web-search suggests Karl Kleinpaste, who has no Emacs
389assignment. Trivial anyway.
390http://groups.google.com/group/comp.unix.shell/browse_thread/thread/bf3df496994\
3919f1df/7e5922c67b3a98fb
392http://groups.google.com/group/comp.unix.questions/msg/cc7e49cacfd1ccb4
393 (original 1987 source)
394
364lisp/term/README 395lisp/term/README
365 - had no copyright notice till Feb 2007. ChangeLog.3 suggests it was 396 - had no copyright notice till Feb 2007. ChangeLog.3 suggests it was
366 written by Eric Raymond. When asked by rms on 14 Feb 2007 he said: 397 written by Eric Raymond. When asked by rms on 14 Feb 2007 he said:
@@ -381,11 +412,16 @@ lisp/term/README
381admin/check-doc-strings 412admin/check-doc-strings
382 File says it's in the public domain, but that might not make it so. 413 File says it's in the public domain, but that might not make it so.
383 414
415etc/BABYL
416 File written long ago by authors with no assignment. Keep them
417 without notices for now, try and contact authors if possible. Be
418 ready to remove these files if the authors ever object.
384 419
420etc/ms-kermit
385etc/e/eterm-color.ti 421etc/e/eterm-color.ti
386src/acldef.h, chpdef.h, ndir.h 422src/acldef.h, chpdef.h, ndir.h
387 On legal advice from Matt Norwood, the following comment was added 423 On legal advice from Matt Norwood, the following comment was added
388 to these files in Feb 2007: 424 to these files in Feb/Mar 2007:
389 425
390 The code here is forced by the interface, and is not subject to 426 The code here is forced by the interface, and is not subject to
391 copyright, constituting the only possible expression of the 427 copyright, constituting the only possible expression of the
@@ -396,6 +432,19 @@ src/acldef.h, chpdef.h, ndir.h
396 and possibly add a list of all authors who have changed these files. 432 and possibly add a list of all authors who have changed these files.
397 (details in email from Matt Norwood to rms, 2007/02/03). 433 (details in email from Matt Norwood to rms, 2007/02/03).
398 434
435etc/ms-7bkermit
436 Says it was written by Andy Lowry and Joel Spolsky. No entry for
437either in copyright.list. NB this file is not "constrained" like
438ms-kermit (rms: "We know it isn't. A comment at the front says it has
439other bindings which might be handy."). File removed March 2007.
440Re-add if clear up status at some point.
441
442etc/Xkeymap.txt
443 No info on author. File removed March 2007. rms: "It says it is
444RLK's way of remapping his keyboard, so it is not constrained. I think
445it was written by RLK. Let's delete it; if we contact RLK again, we
446can put it back."
447
399 448
400src/m/mips4.h, news-risc.h, pmax.h 449src/m/mips4.h, news-risc.h, pmax.h
401src/s/aix3-2.h, bsd386.h, hpux8.h, hpux9.h, irix4-0.h, irix5-0.h, 450src/s/aix3-2.h, bsd386.h, hpux8.h, hpux9.h, irix4-0.h, irix5-0.h,
@@ -493,11 +542,6 @@ Make sure that all files with non-standard copyrights or licenses are
493noted in this file. 542noted in this file.
494 543
495 544
496etc/BABYL
497 File says it was written in 1983 by Eugene Ciccarelli, who has no
498 assignment. RMS: "The lawyer said we can keep BABYL."
499
500
501REMOVED etc/gnu.xpm, nt/icons/emacs21.ico, nt/icons/sink.ico 545REMOVED etc/gnu.xpm, nt/icons/emacs21.ico, nt/icons/sink.ico
502 - Restore if find legal info. emacs21.ico is not due to Davenport. 546 - Restore if find legal info. emacs21.ico is not due to Davenport.
503 Voelker could not immediately recall anything, but will check and 547 Voelker could not immediately recall anything, but will check and
@@ -528,8 +572,7 @@ REMOVED src/unexhp9k800.c
528 572
529*** These are copyright issues still to be addressed: 573*** These are copyright issues still to be addressed:
530 574
531 575Do we need an assignment from Kevin Rodgers? (rms)
532etc/ms-kermit - no copyright, but ms-7bkermit has one
533 576
534 577
535 578