From ea21441c76efd9c1ec743c1f003f80847974d32e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hidetaka Takano Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:39:15 +0900 Subject: add contribution notice --- README | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index 7545253fa..d14a48517 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +!!Notice!! This is preliminary release for team reviewing. + the URL and address discribed below are not available yet. + The official release will be announced later. Thanks. + * What's mRuby mRuby is the light-weighted implementation of ruby language complied with ISO standard to execute various environment. It can run as 'interpreter form' or @@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ command and see the list of branches: $ git ... -* mRuby home-page ( sorry,it's not launched yet.We're working on this) +* mRuby home-page (sorry, it's not launched yet. we're working on this) The URL of the mRuby home-page is: @@ -61,8 +65,31 @@ See the file INSTALL. See the file COPYING. +* About Contribution + +Thank you for considering of contribution for mRuby. +mRuby has chosen a MIT License as comparatively loose condition, +to expect to apply into various environment such as embedded system. +However, the license requires to display copyright notice and license +sentenses, for example manual or so. Especially for the recent bigger +system, it is comlecated or very troublesome. +So, mRuby has decided to display "mruby developers" as copyright name +to make it simple conventionally. +In the future, mRuby might ask you to distribute your new codes +(that you will commit,) under MIT License as a member of +"mruby developers" with keeping copyright of you. +(We did not intend you to transfer or waive your copyright, + Actual copyright holder name, you, will be listed in AUTHORS file.) + +Please ask us if you want to distribute your code under other license +or if your code is dirived from GPL code. + + * The Author +See the file AUTHORS. + + Feel free to send comments and bug reports to the author. Here is the author's latest mail address: -- cgit v1.2.3