add license header section

Added a paragraph to explain how to add a license header and a correct copyright notice together with a example header.
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Björn Schießle
2016-07-19 11:34:58 +02:00
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* Check these `database performance tips <https://mailman.owncloud.org/pipermail/devel/2014-June/000262.html>`_
* When you ``git pull``, always ``git pull --rebase`` to avoid generating extra commits like: *merged master into master*
License Haders
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Nextcloud is licensed under the `GNU AGPLv3 <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl>`_. From June, 16 2016 on we switched to "GNU AGPLv3 or any later version" for better long-term maintainability. If you create a new file please use this header:
.. code-block:: php
/**
*
* @copyright Copyright (c) <year>, <your name> (<your email address>)
*
* @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
*
* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
* published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
* License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*
*/
If you edit an existing file please add a copyright notice with your name, if you consider your changes substantial enough to claim copyright. As a rule if thumb, this is the case if you contributed more than seven lines of code.
User interface
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