Subject: Copyrights
Author: Massaria
Posted: 02/22/2006 12:21PM

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I'm at a stage where I'm begining to think about copyrights and complying with same.

I assume that I can put whatever restrictions I'd like on files I've created myself, but how about the files that I've modified?

I've got no intentions of altering the restrictions you (Jon) have set forth - even if I could - but I still would like to put my name on the work I've done, but what would be the right way (legally & ethically), of doing so?

Player.rb, for instance, has seen serious additions.
Could I make the copyright read:

#
# file:: player.rb
# author:: Jon A. Lambert & Tobias Joench
# version:: 2.6.0
# date:: 22/02/2006
#
# This source code copyright (C) 2006 by Jon A. Lambert & Tobias Joench
# All rights reserved.
#
# Released under the terms of the TeensyMUD? Public License
# See LICENSE file for additional information.
#

Or would I need to add my own lines in between yours, or perhaps put them by themselves below yours?

Also, I've changed the BANNER thingy to read:

             This is Amoebamud[Primordial]
  
          Built on TeensyMUD version #{Version}
          Copyright (C) 2005 by Jon A. Lambert
            http://teensymud.kicks-ass.org

(and then some irrelevant text)

Is that alright?
How would I list my own copyrights in there?

Thanks,
Tobias

PS: What's the real tags to preserve indentation ;-)

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Subject: Copyrights
Author: Tyche
Posted: 02/22/2006 02:39PM

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Massaria wrote:
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> I assume that I can put whatever restrictions I'd like on files I've created myself, but how about the files that I've modified?

Yes, both.

>
> I've got no intentions of altering the restrictions you (Jon) have set forth - even if I could - but I still would like to put my name on the work I've done, but what would be the right way (legally & ethically), of doing so?
>
> Or would I need to add my own lines in between yours, or perhaps put them by themselves below yours?

These are the only lines in the source files that you need keep intact or not alter:
# This source code copyright (C) 2005 by Jon A. Lambert
# All rights reserved.
#
# Released under the terms of the TeensyMUD? Public License
# See LICENSE file for additional information.

You can add your notices above or below. You can do whatever you like with the tags at the top of the file.

>
> Also, I've changed the BANNER thingy to read:
>

>              This is Amoebamud[Primordial]
>   
>           Built on TeensyMUD version #{Version}
>           Copyright (C) 2005 by Jon A. Lambert
>             http://teensymud.kicks-ass.org

> (and then some irrelevant text)
>
> Is that alright?

The license only protects the inclusion of itself and the contributors file and the copyright notices in the source (which is just an explicit restating of US copyright law anyway). I can see how that might be construed as covering the banner message, since it's a notice in the source. But no, it's not my intent to place any restrictions whatsoever on what you display. So you can do anything you like with the banner. You can strip out everything and write whatever you like.

You can add any additional licenses you want with whatever restrictions you want to cover your code.

I haven't stated it anywhere, and it may be premature since it's still not ready for prime time, but I will accept patches but only under the original license.

> PS: What's the real tags to preserve indentation ;-)

In TeensyWeb forums? There's only the html 'pre' tags.

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