Assertnull and I have cooked up a little Java utility that we think will be useful for early-stage beginners, and I'm planning to post it for anyone to use.
Is there some preferred short copyright/ownership/licence statement that I should include at the start of the code? I know that Daniweb owns the I.P. But I want it to be clear that students etc are free to use or adapt it legally for personal educational purposes or some such.
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Jump to PostI know that Daniweb owns the I.P.
No. That was unfortunate wording in previous terms of service, and the intention was to absolve Daniweb of legal responsibility for storing and editing the content of posts. After a quick reading, it looks like the wording was changed.
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Jump to PostThe code snippets library quote (from JC's link) was an interesting one, where the whole point of it is that everybody gets to use it - although not claim them (snippets) as their own. Is this going to place a condition on the use (above and beyond DW's), so that …
Jump to PostIs this going to place a condition on the use (above and beyond DW's), so that an user cannot use it in their work unless it's for educational / personal use?
JC is right in that I retain most of the same arguments as I wrote years …
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That's good reading (C).
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