* Lumiera source code always was copyrighted by individual contributors * there is no entity "Lumiera.org" which holds any copyrights * Lumiera source code is provided under the GPL Version 2+ == Explanations == Lumiera as a whole is distributed under Copyleft, GNU General Public License Version 2 or above. For this to become legally effective, the ''File COPYING in the root directory is sufficient.'' The licensing header in each file is not strictly necessary, yet considered good practice; attaching a licence notice increases the likeliness that this information is retained in case someone extracts individual code files. However, it is not by the presence of some text, that legally binding licensing terms become effective; rather the fact matters that a given piece of code was provably copyrighted and published under a license. Even reformatting the code, renaming some variables or deleting parts of the code will not alter this legal situation, but rather creates a derivative work, which is likewise covered by the GPL! The most relevant information in the file header is the notice regarding the time of the first individual copyright claim. By virtue of this initial copyright, the first author is entitled to choose the terms of licensing. All further modifications are permitted and covered by the License. The specific wording or format of the copyright header is not legally relevant, as long as the intention to publish under the GPL remains clear. The extended wording was based on a recommendation by the FSF. It can be shortened, because the full terms of the license are provided alongside the distribution, in the file COPYING. |
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GUI backbone tests The tests in this subtree are a bit special: they cover the generic and backbone internals of the Lumiera GTK GUI. They are linked against the complete GUI-module (gui plugin), and thus may use all related ABIs. Yet these tests are *deliberately* compiled without any GTK, GTKmm or SigC includes. This effectively rules out the use, even indirectly, of any GTK widgets and APIs -- forcing the covered GUI backbone entities to stay clean and generic at API level. This is a decision done on purpose. The concrete GUI framework technology shall be treated as an implementation detail. There is no point in writing tests which click buttons in the GUI -- better delegate any significant logic or functionality to GUI agnostic components. GUI is meant to be a presentation layer and must not develop intelligence on its own.