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3871 :: copyright notice in resulting javascript code

• JohnAD (orginal) [2018-05-30T22:43:51+02:00] view original

  When I compile to js, I get the following at the top of my resulting javascript:

  
  /* Generated by the Nim Compiler v0.18.0 */
  /*   (c) 2018 Andreas Rumpf */
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  IANAL, but this seems like a problem.

  I assume it means

  "this code was generated by the Nim Compiler, and the compiler is copyright Andras Rumpf"

  As opposed to the way it generally reads:

  "this code was generated by the Nim Compiler, and the following source code is copyright Andras Rumpf"

  Because, you know, if all Nim programmers are forfeiting their copyrights to Andras, I recommend placing a notice to that effect on the web site somewhere :).

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• refobj (orginal) [2018-05-31T05:37:25+02:00] view original

  I second this.

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• Araq (orginal) [2018-05-31T09:47:30+02:00] view original

  The C code generator produces "The generated code is subject to the original license." for this reason, but it's probably better to remove this altogether. Any lawyers around? :-)

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• jangko (orginal) [2018-05-31T10:02:56+02:00] view original

  or you can make a PR to change the js codegen behavior

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• federico3 (orginal) [2018-05-31T12:42:01+02:00] view original

  Before people start panicking: this is not how copyright law works. To claim that rights has been transferred you need proof of intention from the copyright owner. Plenty of tools put similar lines in the files they process (compilers, compressors, image/video/audio editing applications... ).

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