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diff --git a/Hacking b/Hacking deleted file mode 100644 index 2063884..0000000 --- a/Hacking +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Some notices for you who would like to hack the source in order to -improve powwow, fix bugs or just have fun: - -* Try not to run large chunks of existing code through your C - beautifier if the indentation style doesn't please you. This will - only greatly confuse the original author (if he can't recognize and - maintain his own code, who can?). If you write any new functions, - ok, use your own style as long as it's clear and consistent. - -* Document your changes! A brief report of changes in the Changelog file is - absolutely necessary. So is updating the doc files (powwow.doc, powwow_help - and README) Also, sending an e-mail to the code author/mantainer documenting - your changes will be appreciated. - -Report from cancan's "Hacking": - -******************************************************************************* - Remember, that although I (Yorick) am the original author, I don't dictate - the code; it is explicitly in the public domain. I am merely trying to keep - some kind of order; if versions are permitted to diverge, they are very - painful to merge later. Also, different version branches are very confusing, - and makes it hard to define the "latest and best" version. Please try to - synchronize your hacks into one - the latest - version! -******************************************************************************* - -Well, Yorick refused to merge Powwow and Cancan, so now they both exist -indipendently... Now I (Cosmos) say exactly the same thing Yorick said -('do not let version diverge'), but I fear this will happen again :( -Only difference is that powwow is now GPL-ed and not Public Domain. -I hope this will help a little. - -* Rather than you just distributing your hacked version, I _really_ prefer you - to send back to me your changes, so that I can put them into the following - release. You lose nothing doing so, since even in case I refuse to include - your changes you can still distribute your version if you absolutely want :) - - Even if you decide to distribute such a modified version, please - make it clear that it is not the original version, use a version number - which can't be confused with an original version, and put your name - in Changelog and in POWWOW_VERSION. - -* I've tried to make the code obey the following rules for modularity: - - All exported things from one .c file is declared in its .h file. - - Conversely, symbols are imported by #including .h files, - not by local extern declarations. - - Everything that can be static should be (this is not quite true yet) - - Please obey these rules (or improve them). |