[MacPorts] #48551: Update par to include support for UTF-8
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Mon Oct 5 03:22:31 PDT 2015
#48551: Update par to include support for UTF-8
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Reporter: casr+macports@… | Owner: qbarnes@…
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: Normal | Milestone:
Component: ports | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords: haspatch
Port: par |
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Comment (by casr+macports@…):
Replying to [comment:8 qbarnes@…]:
> As for the license, the author of par has never specified a license that
I am aware of.
This is what I thought as well so I contacted the author over email. He
had specified it in a slightly unusual place and he's now pointed me in
the right direction.
From http://www.nicemice.net/par/par-doc.var :
> Rights and Responsibilities
>
> The files listed in the Files List section above are each Copyright
> 2001 by Adam M. Costello (henceforth "I", "me").
>
> I grant everyone ("you") permission to do whatever you like with
> these files, provided that if you modify them you take reasonable
> steps to avoid confusing or misleading people about who wrote the
> modified files (both you and I) or what version they are. All
> official versions of Par will have version numbers consisting of
> only digits and periods.
>
> I encourage you to send me copies of your modifications in case I
> wish to incorporate them into future versions of Par. See the Bugs
> section for my address.
>
> Though I have tried to make sure that Par is free of bugs, I make no
> guarantees about its soundness. Therefore, I am not responsible for
> any damage resulting from the use of these files.
I do not know how to specify such a licence within the realm of Macports,
however...
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/48551#comment:9>
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