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> with the replacement of the copyright headers being among the largest changes in some cases I'm surprised they let that fly. Removing existing copyright head
by marcan_42 5y ago
> with the replacement of the copyright headers being among the largest changes in some cases
I'm surprised they let that fly. Removing existing copyright headers from code you copy wholesale is a very bad idea, even if the license is compatible. Especially if you're making a copy as a new file, so there is no Git history to trace past authorship.
- throwawaylinux 5y agoRight, it's not acceptable at all. I think it was called out and they said it would be fixed. Not sure what the state of that is now. Ordinarily I wouldn't assume that is more than a careless mistake, but with the deliberate and pervasive downplaying of the relationship to original works it's not a very good look.