Re: commit 70f57ae00525f6fc919f62aea647a33b29d28537

[Nils Gillmann]

Ricardo Wurmus transcribed 1.1K bytes:
> 
> Hi Nils,
> 
> > Ricardo Wurmus transcribed 227 bytes:
> >>
> >> Nils Gillmann <address@hidden> writes:
> >>
> >> > This commit is okay, but let's all please refrain from doing future
> >> > corrections like this.
> >>
> >> Why?
> >>
> >> I prefer consistency, so I’m happy with Tobias’s change.
> […]
> 
> > Because we also allowed more than one formats so far, including
> > homepages and so forth. We had no formal agreement on any format. I'm
> > okay with doing so once we have a real formal format, but this isn't
> > the case.
> > Discussions and commits to change copyright lines just for the sake of
> > making them look more uniform have a bit of the bikeshed paint feeling.
> > I hardly see a point in changing someones copyright line just for the
> > sake of a (C) or a ©.
> 
> I disagree.  It’s bikeshedding if we start a discussion about which
> symbol is the best.
> 
> In general it is best to use whatever style is already in use in a given
> existing file.  (This also applies to tabs vs spaces for *existing*
> files.)
> 
> Let’s keep using the same copyright symbol that we already use in the
> majority of all files: ©.
> 
> --
> Ricardo
> 

Ok.