Re: mentioning code from elsewhere

On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 06:48:27PM +0000, corvid wrote:
> Jorge wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 12:26:10AM +0000, corvid wrote:
> > > 
> > > md5.c says "If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment
> > > in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required."
> > > 
> > > I think it would be nice to have some mention in README or AUTHORS or
> > > somewhere of the various chunks of code that have been integrated into
> > > dillo from elsewhere.
> > 
> >   +1
> > 
> >   It'd be good to also comment the source file, making clear what
> > has been collected with a view to have copyright issues sorted easily.
> 
> Can you spell out an example of what you're thinking?

  Something simple. e.g.

  md5.c

  /* This file contains parts of code taken from project_foo
   * <project foo tags/ack here>
   */

  ...


  /* Code from project foo BEGIN */

  ...

  /* Code from project foo END */


-- 
  Cheers
  Jorge.-