license notice. hope to slim this down later.

git-svn-id: http://freebase-python.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@6 5914aa95-5b3a-0410-a3b5-7b719e7fe9b2

2 files changed, 40 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/freebase/api/mqlkey.py b/freebase/api/mqlkey.py
index 0458693..98b7d83 100755
--- a/freebase/api/mqlkey.py
+++ b/freebase/api/mqlkey.py
@@ -1,3 +1,30 @@
+# ========================================================================
+# Copyright (c) 2007, Metaweb Technologies, Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+#     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+#       copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+#       disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+#       with the distribution.
+# 
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY METAWEB TECHNOLOGIES AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL METAWEB
+# TECHNOLOGIES OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+# INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+# BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+# LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+# CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+# LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
+# ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+# ========================================================================
 
 import string
 import re
diff --git a/freebase/rison.py b/freebase/rison.py
index 468d505..c75dc8e 100755
--- a/freebase/rison.py
+++ b/freebase/rison.py
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
-
 #
-# based on javascript openlaszlo-json
+#  rison for python (parser only so far)
+#    see http://mjtemplate.org/examples/rison.html for more info
+#
+
+######################################################################
 #
-# Author: Oliver Steele
-# Copyright: Copyright 2006 Oliver Steele.  All rights reserved.
-# Homepage: http:#osteele.com/sources/openlaszlo/json
-# License: MIT License.
-# Version: 1.0
+# the rison parser is based on javascript openlaszlo-json:
+#    Author: Oliver Steele
+#    Copyright: Copyright 2006 Oliver Steele.  All rights reserved.
+#    Homepage: http:#osteele.com/sources/openlaszlo/json
+#    License: MIT License.
+#    Version: 1.0
 #
 
 # hacked by nix for use in uris
 # ported to python by nix
 #
-
-
-
-#
 #  TODO
 #
 #  switch to unicode
-#  fall through to simplejson if first char is not in '!('
+#  fall through to simplejson if first char is not in '!(' -
+#   this allows code to use just one parser
 #