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Adjust Copyright Spelling (#149)
* Adjusted spelling of copyright docs * Update codeformatting/Copyright.md Co-authored-by: Chris Hennes <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Chris Hennes <[email protected]>
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## SPDX License Identifiers
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SPDX is a simple way of declaring what license something and is declared by adding a comment in the following format to a file:
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SPDX is a simple way of declaring what license something falls under and is declared by adding a comment in the following format to a file:
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```
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SPDX-License-Identifier: <License>
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1. It should be placed at the start of a file.
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1. The comment should be placed at the start of a file.
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( Example exception, shebangs `#!` come first )
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*An example for an exception to this rule are shebang declarations ( `#!` ), which should come first.*
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2. You should use the appropriate [License Identifier].
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2. You have to use the appropriate [License Identifier].
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#### 4. Executable Python Script
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You have a Python script that has a Shebang to specify how it can be run.
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You have a Python script with a Shebang declaration.
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```Python
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Icons should have whatever license the author intended, for example `CC-BY-SA-4.0`.
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In `svg` files this is declared via metadata, not an SPDX comment.
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In `svg` files this is declared via metadata, not as a SPDX comment.
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#### 6. Documentation
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Besides the wiki, currently don't license documentation, however you might want to consider putting that under the `Unlicense` or `CC-BY-SA-4.0`.
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Besides the wiki, currently we don't license documentation, however you might want to consider putting it under the `Unlicense` or `CC-BY-SA-4.0`.
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`© <Year> <Entity>`
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- `<Year>` is the current year / the year you created the code.
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- `<Year>` is the current year / the year the code was published.
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- `<Entity>` is either you - the person - or your organization.
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