[Python-Dev] Mesenne Twister copyright notice (original) (raw)

Skip Montanaro skip@pobox.com
Mon, 30 Dec 2002 08:32:25 -0600

"Martin" =3D=3D Martin v L=F6wis <martin@v.loewis.de> writes:

Martin> Skip Montanaro wrote:
>> Ah, but now you have a "machine" that will generate the bit of d=

ocumentation >> you desire as part of the install process (binary or source).

Martin> The question still is what is easiest for people producing
Martin> Python binaries. Do they want to paste files from the CVS t=

o Martin> fulfill the requirements, or would they prefer to print a Martin> variable in Python?

You simply have an automated post-install or binary distro build step w= hich does the little find-the-copyrights dance and dumps the result to somet= hing like LICENSES.txt or LICENSES.tex or LICENSES.hlp in the appropriate directory and either declare it to be documentation or incorporate it i= nto the documentation delivered with the distribution.

People distributing Python with another package will have to do this so= rt of thing themselves, but that's not our concern.

Skip