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@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ Limited because they need license control over that module.
 
 Comments in the framework and valerie header files must be C-style, not C++.
 
+The framework and valerie client libraries are covered under LGPL. Miracle,
+inigo, albino, and humperdink applications are covered under GPL. Modules
+should strive to be LGPL to make them available through the framework as LGPL.
+
+Coding Style:
+There are not a lot of rules, but we prefer brackets on their own line,
+indents using tabs, liberal usage of spaces in statements and expressions, and
+no hard line length. The code in src/framework serves as a good example.
+
 Procedures
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@@ -16,3 +25,17 @@ Update services.txt when you add or update a service.
 
 Until we convert to Subversion, which can provide a nice, comprehensive log
 please update ChangeLog with every commit.
+
+Setting Copyright on Appropriated Code:
+You do not want to be accused of copying someone's code and changing copyright
+or license without permission. The license is straightforward: you must retain
+the original author's license unless you receive explicit permission. There are
+a few ways to approach the copyright declaration depending upon the
+intermingling and changes. If you heavily comingle original and new code or
+lightly modifiy the original code, you can retain the original's copyright
+including the years, and then add your copyright for the current year. If you
+can separate the MLT integration from the core subroutines, then you can put
+the core subroutines into a separate file with the original copyright and just
+copyright the MLT integration code as your own. However, if you have heavily
+modified the original code beyond nearly all recognition, you can copyright it
+as your own and attribute the original author as inspiration.