add legal and other meta information

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

+==========================
+Suggested acknowledgements
+==========================
+
+To be written.

AUTHORS

+================
+Authors of kwant
+================
+
+The principal developers of kwant are (in alphabetic order)
+
+* Anton R. Akhmerov <anton.akhmerov@gmail.com>
+* Christoph W. Groth <christoph.groth@cea.fr>
+* Xavier Waintal <xavier.waintal@cea.fr>
+* Michael Wimmer <wimmer@lorentz.leidenuniv.nl>
+
+The contributions of Christoph and Xavier are part of their work at `CEA
+<http://cea.fr>`_, the French Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies
+alternatives.
+
+Other people that have contributed to kwant include
+
+* Daniel Jaschke
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+To find out who exactly wrote a certain part of kwant, please use the "blame"
+feature of `git <http://git-scm.com/>`_, the version control system.

LICENSE

-License
-=======
+=============
+kwant License
+=============
 
-This software (kwant) is NOT TO BE DISTRIBUTED, neither in part nor as a whole.
+(This license applies to all files of this distribution except those within the
+``doc/sphinxext`` subdirectory for which ``doc/sphinxext/LICENSE.txt``
+applies.)
 
-The only exception to this is the ``doc/sphinxext`` subdirectory, which is free
-software.  (See the file ``LICENSE.txt`` in that subdirectory.)
+Copyright 2011-2013, kwant authors.  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 THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS 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 THE COPYRIGHT OWNER 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.

MANIFEST.in

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # in addition to the default ones.
 
 include MANIFEST.in
-include INSTALL LICENSE TODO
+include INSTALL LICENSE AUTHORS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TODO
 
 # We explicitly include both pyx and c files, so that both are shipped in
 # source tarballs independently of whether "setup.py sdist" is run with

README

@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@ various Green's functions, and local density of states.  Being extensible and
 modular, kwant has been designed to be useful for other computations involving
 tight-binding Hamiltonians as well.
 
-See the file INSTALL for installation instructions and LICENSE for legal
-information.  A tutorial for new users and complete reference documentation are
-available.
+See also the files INSTALL, LICENSE, AUTHORS, and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in this
+directory.

doc/Makefile

 # Makefile for Sphinx documentation
+
+# Copyright 2011-2013 kwant authors.
 #
+# This file is part of kwant.  It is subject to the license terms in the
+# LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+# http://kwant-project.org/license.  A list of kwant authors can be found in
+# the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+# http://kwant-project.org/authors.
 
 # You can set these variables from the command line.
 SPHINXOPTS    =

doc/source/acknowledgements.rst

+.. include:: ../../ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

doc/source/authors.rst

+.. include:: ../../AUTHORS

doc/source/conf.py

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = u'kwant'
-copyright = u'2011-2012, A. R. Akhmerov, C. W. Groth, X. Waintal, M. Wimmer'
+copyright = u'2011-2012, kwant Developers'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the

doc/source/index.rst

@@ -3,22 +3,26 @@ kwant documentation
 ===================
 
 .. include:: ../../README
-   :end-before: See the file INSTALL
+   :end-before: See also the files
 
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 1
-
-   Installation instructions <install>
+Researchers, please note that even though :doc:`kwant is Free Software
+<license>`, scientific integrity requires to give appropriate credit.  If you
+write a scientific paper whose results have been obtained thanks to kwant,
+please :doc:`acknowledge <acknowledgements>` the work of the :doc:`people that
+have made it possible <authors>`.
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
    license
+   authors
+   acknowledgements
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
    whatsnew/index
+   install
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2

kwant/__init__.py

+# Copyright 2011-2013 kwant authors.
+#
+# This file is part of kwant.  It is subject to the license terms in the
+# LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+# http://kwant-project.org/license.  A list of kwant authors can be found in
+# the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+# http://kwant-project.org/authors.
+
 __all__ = ['system', 'version', 'builder', 'lattice', 'solvers']
 for module in __all__:
     exec 'from . import {0}'.format(module)

kwant/_system.pyx

+# Copyright 2011-2013 kwant authors.
+#
+# This file is part of kwant.  It is subject to the license terms in the
+# LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+# http://kwant-project.org/license.  A list of kwant authors can be found in
+# the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+# http://kwant-project.org/authors.
+
 cimport cython
 import tinyarray as ta
 import numpy as np

kwant/builder.py

+# Copyright 2011-2013 kwant authors.
+#
+# This file is part of kwant.  It is subject to the license terms in the
+# LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+# http://kwant-project.org/license.  A list of kwant authors can be found in
+# the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+# http://kwant-project.org/authors.
+
 from __future__ import division
 
 __all__ = ['Builder', 'Site', 'SiteGroup', 'SimpleSiteGroup', 'Symmetry',

kwant/graph/__init__.py

+# Copyright 2011-2013 kwant authors.
+#
+# This file is part of kwant.  It is subject to the license terms in the
+# LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+# http://kwant-project.org/license.  A list of kwant authors can be found in
+# the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+# http://kwant-project.org/authors.
+
 """Functionality for graphs"""
 
 # Merge the public interface of all submodules.

kwant/graph/c_scotch.pxd

+# Copyright 2011-2013 kwant authors.
+#
+# This file is part of kwant.  It is subject to the license terms in the
+# LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+# http://kwant-project.org/license.  A list of kwant authors can be found in
+# the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+# http://kwant-project.org/authors.
+
 from libc.stdio cimport FILE
 
 cdef extern from "scotch.h":

kwant/graph/c_slicer.pxd

+# Copyright 2011-2013 kwant authors.
+#
+# This file is part of kwant.  It is subject to the license terms in the
+# LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+# http://kwant-project.org/license.  A list of kwant authors can be found in
+# the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+# http://kwant-project.org/authors.
+
 from defs cimport gint
 
 cdef extern from "c_slicer/slicer.h":

kwant/graph/c_slicer/bucket_list.h

+// Copyright 2011-2013 kwant authors.
+//
+// This file is part of kwant.  It is subject to the license terms in the
+// LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://kwant-project.org/license.  A list of kwant authors can be found in
+// the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://kwant-project.org/authors.
+
 #ifndef BUCKET_LIST_H
 #define BUCKET_LIST_H
 

kwant/graph/c_slicer/graphwrap.h

+// Copyright 2011-2013 kwant authors.
+//
+// This file is part of kwant.  It is subject to the license terms in the
+// LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://kwant-project.org/license.  A list of kwant authors can be found in
+// the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://kwant-project.org/authors.
+
 //-*-C++-*-
 #ifndef _GRAPH_WRAPPER_H
 #define _GRAPH_WRAPPER_H

kwant/graph/c_slicer/partitioner.cc

+// Copyright 2011-2013 kwant authors.
+//
+// This file is part of kwant.  It is subject to the license terms in the
+// LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://kwant-project.org/license.  A list of kwant authors can be found in
+// the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://kwant-project.org/authors.
+
 #include "partitioner.h"
 
 //----------------------------------------------------

kwant/graph/c_slicer/partitioner.h

+// Copyright 2011-2013 kwant authors.
+//
+// This file is part of kwant.  It is subject to the license terms in the
+// LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://kwant-project.org/license.  A list of kwant authors can be found in
+// the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
+// http://kwant-project.org/authors.
+
 //-*-C++-*-
 #ifndef _BLOCK_TRIDIAGONAL_PARTITIONER_H
 #define _BLOCK_TRIDIAGONAL_PARTITIONER_H