Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 11:28:57 -0500
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> even *want* a copyright?  I'm not looking for legal counsel---I just
> got to wondering if I should add my own (C) to some source I've hacked
> on and (IMHO) improved.

Minor changes usually don't need a separate copyright notice.  If you
make a major change to djgpp source, you should send me the
appropriate legal papers first, either to disclaim copyright or assign
it to me.  In a few cases where the licenses are compatible, we've
kept the original copyright notice (the script that puts my (c) on
them looks for existing copyright notices if it can, and tries to
avoid those files) for files copied from other sources (like the BSD
files).