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nzadLithium
October 13th, 2008, 10:14 AM
Well this is the license I am to obey:


Copyright (c) 2006 Purkka Productions
Toni Spets <toni.spets@gmail.com>
Markus Lindqvist <markus.lindqvist@gmail.com>

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

Now I have made some modifications I am hoping are fairly useful to the software. Now obviously I would like my name in the program somewhere saying what I added and changed, as well as licensing the code I wrote myself under the gpl (I don't know that much of the gpl but i'm assuming it pretty much gives anyone the ability to modify the content and also tells them I'm not responsible for any damages either?). So what am I meant to do? Do I create a second license?

Does this license go in the same license file underneath? or does it go in another file?

What do I do? :D

I'm confused XD

nzadLithium
October 13th, 2008, 11:02 AM
Ah don't worry, its probably best if I ask the original developer :D

Reiger
October 13th, 2008, 12:21 PM
You could write something like:

License:
This license is twofold: a license for the base progam, and a license for my modifications to the base program.
Base program is taken to mean <>, my modifications encompass all changes mentioned in <>.

Base program:
Copyright 2006 (c) etc...
>> Base_License<<

My modifications:
Copyright yyyy (c) : name
contact
>> My_License <<

nzadLithium
October 27th, 2008, 03:07 AM
ah thx reiger :D