[D-runtime] druntime license and copypasta bugs

Walter Bright walter at digitalmars.com
Fri Sep 2 11:52:28 PDT 2011



On 9/2/2011 10:39 AM, Sean Kelly wrote:
> On Sep 1, 2011, at 4:38 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
>
>> Currently, the template is:
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> /**
>> * The runtime module exposes information specific to the D runtime code.
>> *
>> * Copyright: Copyright Sean Kelly 2005 - 2009.
>> * License:   $(LINK2 http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt, Boost License 1.0)
>> * Authors:   Sean Kelly
>> * Source:    $(DRUNTIMESRC core/_runtime.d)
>> */
>>
>> /*          Copyright Sean Kelly 2005 - 2009.
>> * Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
>> *    (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
>> *          http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
>> */
>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>
>> This is pointlessly redundant. It should be:
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> /**
>> * The runtime module exposes information specific to the D runtime code.
>> *
>> * Copyright: Copyright Sean Kelly 2005 - 2011.
>> * License: Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
>> *    (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
>> *          $(LINK http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt))
>> * Authors:   Sean Kelly
>> * Source:    $(DRUNTIMESRC core/_runtime.d)
>> */
>> ----------------------------------------------------------
> That's fine with me.  The current format is simply what the Boost license docs require, verbatim.  I didn't want to change it out of ignorance regarding the actual legal requirements.

I agree with sticking verbatim to their requirements, but the change I suggest 
does that.


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