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Bug 177855 - Copyright issue: netbeans files should be updated
Summary: Copyright issue: netbeans files should be updated
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: javame
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Build System (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: PC All
: P2 normal (vote)
Assignee: David Strupl
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks: 162137
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Reported: 2009-11-30 08:21 UTC by ingwarr
Modified: 2011-01-14 15:49 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
Exception Reporter:


Attachments
list of files with copyright problems (37.36 KB, application/octet-stream)
2009-11-30 08:22 UTC, ingwarr
Details

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Description ingwarr 2009-11-30 08:21:20 UTC
There are a lot of files in SDK3.0 MACH that inherited from NB. These files have problems with copyright: wrong copyright or no copyright at all.

According to the latest PROPRIETARY RIGHT NOTICES (PRN) guide ( http://prn.central/guide.jsp )
SHORT (not MINI) copyrights must be placed "At the top of the source code, in a header file".

This guide doesn't define "source code" term but you can see what was allowed for SJWC and RIs projects:

http://spiro-twiki.sfbay.sun.com/twiki/bin/view/ToolsME/ToolsMECdcCopyrightTable
-------------------------------------------------------------
Source Files

Any file which effects running code. This means all source code files:

  * Java source code
  * C/C++ source code
  * C/C++ header files
  * Etc.

and any files which are used by running code:

  * Manifest files
  * Security policy files
  * Property files
  * Input into programs
  * Warmup lists
  * Makefiles
  * Etc.

-------------------------------------------------------------

So for SJWC and RI products legals considered property files as source files that hence need to include copyright notices. 

List of files that should be fixed is in attachment.
Comment 1 ingwarr 2009-11-30 08:22:14 UTC
Created attachment 91861 [details]
list of files with copyright problems
Comment 2 Petr Suchomel 2009-12-02 03:58:34 UTC
Sorry, these file are not NetBeans files but Java ME SDK which is included as a binary package. Also, these files do not carry any Sun IP information, these are just settings (and they can change by themselves over time).
Comment 3 Alexandr Scherbatiy 2011-01-12 07:48:23 UTC
All source and property files should have new Oracle copyrights in the JavaME NetBeans plugin.
Comment 4 David Strupl 2011-01-14 15:49:42 UTC
I am closing as invalid: we will not put copyright into following files

*/config/*.xml
*/update_tracking/*.xml

These files are (re)generated by the IDE on the fly. If someone gives me more sensible list I am ready to put the headers in place.