[python-uk] copyright info in source

[Pedro Kroger]

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On Sep 10, 2013, at 9:03 AM, Andy Robinson <andy at reportlab.com> wrote:

> On 9 September 2013 19:53, Russel Winder <russel at winder.org.uk> wrote:
>> The licence statement has to be in each and every individual file since
>> in UK and USA law each file is deemed a separate work.

Does it have to be the full license, or can it be an one liner pointing to the LICENSE file?

> Russel, thanks.  That's interesting.
> 
> The practical issue is "how not to forget over time".  A test in a
> test suite, or a hook in a setup /release script which walks the files
> and warns you would be very useful for anyone who has to do this.   We
> used to have a subversion commit hook once upon a time, but DVCS made
> it trickier.

You can have a commit hook in git, either it the client or server side:

http://git-scm.com/book/en/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks


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