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Posted to commits@creadur.apache.org by rd...@apache.org on 2012/11/07 23:06:30 UTC

svn commit: r1406840 - /creadur/whisker/trunk/src/site/fml/faq.fml

Author: rdonkin
Date: Wed Nov  7 22:06:30 2012
New Revision: 1406840

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1406840&view=rev
Log:
WHISKER-7 cover case when copyright notice is not primary

Modified:
    creadur/whisker/trunk/src/site/fml/faq.fml

Modified: creadur/whisker/trunk/src/site/fml/faq.fml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/creadur/whisker/trunk/src/site/fml/faq.fml?rev=1406840&r1=1406839&r2=1406840&view=diff
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--- creadur/whisker/trunk/src/site/fml/faq.fml (original)
+++ creadur/whisker/trunk/src/site/fml/faq.fml Wed Nov  7 22:06:30 2012
@@ -521,6 +521,38 @@ and use the plain license text.
             </p>
         </answer>
     </faq>
+    <faq id='when--copyright-notice'>
+        <question>When do I need to add a copyright notice for a license?</question>
+        <answer>
+            <p>
+<a href='#what-is-license-family'>Template licenses</a>
+(for example the
+<a href='http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause'>BSD License 2 Clause</a>)
+typically includes a
+parameterised copyright notice. Licenses
+<a href='#when-notice-needed'>with</a> a <code>NOTICE</code>
+(for example the
+<a href='http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html'>Apache License, Version 2</a>)
+usually include the copyright notice in the <code>NOTICE</code>. When using these
+licenses with Whisker, to set a copyright claim use the parameter or
+<code>notice</code> rather than
+the <code>copyright-notice</code> element.
+            </p><p>
+Some other licenses (for example the
+<a href='http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php/'>MIT License</a>)
+conventionally include a copyright notice above the text:
+to use these licenses with Whisker, add a copyright notice
+and use the plain license text.
+            </p>
+            <p>
+ Learn about copyright notices <a href='#what-copyright-notice'>here</a>.
+            </p>
+            <p>
+ Read about the different between a <code>NOTICE</code>
+ and a copyright notice <a href='#notice-vs-copyright-notice'>here</a>.
+            </p>
+        </answer>
+    </faq>
 
 
     <faq id='sample-meta-data'>