[wp-hackers] GPL licensing.

[Carthik Sharma]

Should ==  2. To be obliged; must.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=should
Also,
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=should&x=15&y=17

Carthik.


On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 10:46:48 -0600, Alex King <alex at alexking.org> wrote:
> should != must
> 
> --Alex
> 
> http://www.alexking.org/
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 4, 2004, at 9:57 AM, Carthik Sharma wrote:
> 
> > How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
> >    ... To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is
> > safest to attach them to the start of <b>each source file</b> to most
> > effectively convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should
> > have at least the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full
> > notice is found.
> >
> > Here I stop quoting.
> >
> >
> > The part where it says "should have at least the "copyright" line and
> > ...." is particularly of importance. Use of the word should in the
> > place of, say, May, shows that it is indeed a Requirement, as opposed
> > to an optional feature for the product to be GPL'ed.
> 
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