[MPlayer-cvslog] r30182 - in trunk: Makefile configure libvo/matrixview.c libvo/matrixview.h libvo/matrixview_font.h libvo/video_out.c libvo/vo_matrixview.c

[Reimar Döffinger]

On Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 02:07:38PM +0100, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> > > > > missing license header
> > > > 
> > > > Grumml... 100% non-copyrightable... grumml... I won't get around it no
> > > > matter how much I grumml, will I?
> > > 
> > > It's not copyrightable *today*, but tomorrow it will me moved around,
> > > merged, extended and converted into something copyrightable.  So no, I
> > > do not think there is a way around license headers for all new files.
> > > And yes, I will eventually add them to all the ones that still lack one.
> > 
> > Can we have some file like "licenseheader.txt" or such in MPlayer?
> > So we can just cat that in front without risk of copying from the only
> > file that has a bad/outdated/whatever one?
> 
> I have fixed all license headers already, so there is no risk of copying
> a wrong one. Of course, some files still lack license headers. Would it
> be enough to add license headers to all files?

Well,
cat licenseheader file.c > newfile.c
is still a bit less effort than having to use copy-and-paste, but it's
not really relevant (it might be if ever e.g. the FSF moves again, because
there's some risk we will miss to fix at least some license headers).
Just thinking of ways to reduce my aversion to license headers :-)