Re: [PATCH] test-lib.sh: Add explicit license detail, with change from GPLv2 to GPLv2+.

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From: Johannes Schindelin
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 2:21 am

Hi,

On Tue, 23 Feb 2010, Tay Ray Chuan wrote:


Well, I think that blame can get you very, very far. For example, you will 
see that Josh Triplett's only (surviving) contribution to test-lib.sh is a 
single line saying "unset MAIL", which is too trivial to be copyrightable 
(and if it was not trivial, it still would be the only way to accomplish 
what it does, so it is again not copyrightable).

Ciao,
Dscho
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Re: Using test-lib.sh under GPLv3?, Sverre Rabbelier, (Fri Feb 19, 1:44 am)
Re: Using test-lib.sh under GPLv3?, Johannes Schindelin, (Fri Feb 19, 3:39 am)
Re: Using test-lib.sh under GPLv3?, Pierre Habouzit, (Fri Feb 19, 10:15 am)
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Re: Using test-lib.sh under GPLv3?, Carl Worth, (Fri Feb 19, 12:01 pm)
Re: Using test-lib.sh under GPLv3?, Johannes Schindelin, (Fri Feb 19, 2:04 pm)
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Re: [PATCH] test-lib.sh: Add explicit license detail, with ..., Johannes Schindelin, (Tue Feb 23, 2:21 am)
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