geometry/doc/copyright_note_policy.txt
Barend Gehrels 0f315dc985 Added copyright note policy
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Copyright (c) 2007-2011 Barend Gehrels, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Copyright (c) 2008-2011 Bruno Lalande, Paris, France.
Copyright (c) 2009-2011 Mateusz Loskot, London, UK.
Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software License,
Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
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The default copyright note for C++ source files reads:
// Boost.Geometry (aka GGL, Generic Geometry Library)
// Copyright (c) 2007-2011 Barend Gehrels, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
// Copyright (c) 2008-2011 Bruno Lalande, Paris, France.
// Copyright (c) 2009-2011 Mateusz Loskot, London, UK.
// Parts of Boost.Geometry are redesigned from Geodan's Geographic Library
// (geolib/GGL), copyright (c) 1995-2010 Geodan, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
// Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software License,
// Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
Exceptions:
1) Major work of any author -> might change order, change date
2) Exclusive work of one author including design -> might take sole copyright
Examples:
- adapted geometry types e.g. array, Boost.Polygon
- implemented file-format e.g. WKB
- implemented specific strategy or algorithm e.g. intersections
3) Examples -> might take sole copyright
4) Tests -> might take sole copyright
5) Docs -> might take sole copyright
6) Utilities e.g. converters -> might take sole copyright
The copyright note for other (source) files as .py, Jamfiles, etc is similar
and comments are changed accordingly.