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<P><FONT SIZE="5">4.5 Contributions To The Official FunnelWeb</FONT><BR>
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<P>Contributions to the official version of FunnelWeb code are welcome,
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although it may be some time before I will be able to find the time to
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incorporate the changes into the official version. Here are some of
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the issues relating to contributions to the official version.
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<P><BR><FONT SIZE="4"><STRONG>Quality Issues</STRONG></FONT><BR>
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<P>Contributions must be of sufficiently high standard to
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warrant inclusion in the official version. Whether a
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modification will be accepted will depend, amongst other
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things, on the following criteria.
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<LI> Does the modification fit in with the design goals
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of FunnelWeb, or is it just a case of creeping featurism?
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<LI> How well coded is the modification? Would it reduce
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the quality of the code?
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<LI> If the modification changes FunnelWeb's
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functionality, is this a desirable change? How will it
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impact on existing users? Does it change the semantics
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of existing FunnelWeb <SAMP>.fw</SAMP> files?
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<LI> Would it be quicker for me to make the modification
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myself than to work out how to incorporate the submitted
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<LI> Does the change come with a corresponding addition
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to the regression test suite?
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<P>It is my goal to guard the integrity of the design and
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code of the official version of FunnelWeb and so I will
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probably be rather fussy about what I regard as a worthwhile
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<P><BR><FONT SIZE="4"><STRONG>Legal Issues</STRONG></FONT><BR>
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<P>For various reasons, I have decided to maintain
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complete copyright over the official version of FunnelWeb,
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but release it under a GNU license each time it is updated.
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This means that, while you are free to create and distribute
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different versions of FunnelWeb, if you want your
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modifications to be incorporated into the official version,
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you will have to license copyright of the modifications to me
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(<A HREF="http://www.ross.net/">Ross Williams</A>). Here's how it works:
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<P>This organization allows me to retain full use of the
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source code for any private, public or commercial purpose,
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and for the purpose of maintaining the integrity of the
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FunnelWeb language, while still assuring contributors that
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their contributions will become part of the public GNU
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<P>This policy is my current policy as at December 1999,
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but might change, depending on circumstances.
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