'Re: [webkit-dev] Question regarding per-file BSD license text'

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List:       webkit-dev
Subject:    Re: [webkit-dev] Question regarding per-file BSD license text
From:       Geoffrey Garen <ggaren () apple ! com>
Date:       2017-08-22 21:32:52
Message-ID: E12BD550-BDA0-4963-89E3-70BD72D67519 () apple ! com
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> My understanding is that if a non-Apple contributor adds a new file, their \
> affiliation should only be reflected in the copyright line and NOT in the BSD \
> license text itself (which reads "APPLE INC."), because the latter is a "per-file \
> copy of a project-wide license". Could someone confirm whether or not this is \
> correct?

Correct.

Geoff

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class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">My understanding is that if a \
non-Apple contributor adds a new file, their affiliation should only be reflected in \
the copyright line and NOT in the BSD license text itself (which reads "APPLE INC."), \
because the latter is a "per-file copy of a project-wide license". Could someone \
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class=""></div>Correct.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>Geoff</div></body></html>

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