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author | Tom Christiansen <tchrist@perl.com> | 1998-07-05 04:15:22 -0500 |
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committer | Gurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org> | 1998-07-05 21:38:39 +0000 |
commit | c8db1d390b3c3dc30ed6bb39e447da74c0430a6d (patch) | |
tree | aab028a09324078b77c8720330e1ed37f2281c05 /pod/perlfaq.pod | |
parent | 625ca0ef1ad7060d558556613e7fbcdabcef30a9 (diff) | |
download | perl-c8db1d390b3c3dc30ed6bb39e447da74c0430a6d.tar.gz |
applied patch (via private mail), modulo retrohunks in pod/perlfaq2.pod
Subject: Re: docpatch
Message-Id: <199807051515.JAA03644@jhereg.perl.com>
p4raw-id: //depot/perl@1325
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diff --git a/pod/perlfaq.pod b/pod/perlfaq.pod index 370d9cb267..16220a3a4b 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 1997/04/24 22:46:06 $) +perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 1998/06/22 15:15:57 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ at http://www.perl.com/perl/faq/ . =head2 How to contribute to this document You may mail corrections, additions, and suggestions to -perlfaq-suggestions@perl.com . Mail sent to the old perlfaq alias -will merely cause the FAQ to be sent to you. +perlfaq-suggestions@perl.com . This alias should not be +used to I<ask> FAQs. It's for fixing the current FAQ. =head2 What will happen if you mail your Perl programming problems to the authors @@ -88,30 +88,23 @@ Perl Porters. =head1 Author and Copyright Information -Copyright (c) 1997 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. +Copyright (c) 1997, 1998 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington. All rights reserved. -=head2 Noncommercial Reproduction +=head2 Bundled Distributions -Permission is granted to distribute this document, in part or in full, -via electronic means or printed copy providing that (1) that all credits -and copyright notices be retained, (2) that no charges beyond reproduction -be involved, and (3) that a reasonable attempt be made to use the most -current version available. +When included as part of the Standard Version of Perl, or as part of +its complete documentation whether printed or otherwise, this work +may be distributed only under the terms of Perl's Artistic License. +Any distribution of this file or derivatives thereof I<outside> +of that package require that special arrangements be made with +copyright holder. -Furthermore, you may include this document in any distribution of the -full Perl source or binaries, in its verbatim documentation, or on a -complete dump of the CPAN archive, providing that the three stipulations -given above continue to be met. - -=head2 Commercial Reproduction - -Requests for all other distribution rights, including the incorporation -in part or in full of this text or its code into commercial products -such as but not limited to books, magazine articles, or CD-ROMs, must -be made to perlfaq-legal@perl.com. Any commercial use of any portion -of this document without prior written authorization by its authors -will be subject to appropriate action. +Irrespective of its distribution, all code examples in these files +are hereby placed into the public domain. You are permitted and +encouraged to use this code in your own programs for fun +or for profit as you see fit. A simple comment in the code giving +credit would be courteous but is not required. =head2 Disclaimer @@ -124,6 +117,11 @@ in respect of this information or its use. =over 4 +=head 22/June/98 + +Significant changes throughout in preparation for the 5.005 +release. + =item 24/April/97 Style and whitespace changes from Chip, new question on reading one |