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Add 2009 to copyright years vs. admin/notes/years
From: |
Reiner Steib |
Subject: |
Add 2009 to copyright years vs. admin/notes/years |
Date: |
Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:35:21 +0100 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/22.1 (gnu/linux) |
Hi Glenn,
I intended to update all copyright years in Gnus after January 1st,
but after reading admin/notes/years, I didn't:
,----[ admin/notes/years ]
| "Our lawyer says it is ok if we add, to each file that has been in Emacs
| since Emacs 21 came out in 2001, all the subsequent years[1]. We don't
| need to check whether *that file* was changed in those years.
| It's sufficient that *Emacs* was changed in those years (and it was!).
| [...]
| --RMS, 2005-07-13
`----
But later it says:
,----[ admin/notes/years ]
| Following is the policy that we tried to write down one time (mid 2005).
| Although it is incorrect, we keep it around to remind us how complicated
| things used to be (and may become in the future).
|
|
| Principle: Individual files need to have the year of the release
| in the copyright notice if there is significant change.
`----
It's not clear if the first or last part of admin/notes/years reflects
the current policy. Which part is "incorrect"? Could someone
clarify, please?
Bye, Reiner.
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