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copyright year ranges and README.gnulib
From: |
Karl Berry |
Subject: |
copyright year ranges and README.gnulib |
Date: |
Sat, 1 Jan 2011 23:46:47 GMT |
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] maint: new rule to update copyright year ranges
This brings up a related topic that belatedly crossed my mind recently.
rms stated an extra requirement of making a statement in the README
about copyright ranges when they are used. Thus, ever since gnulib
started using ranges, every gnulib-using package has this new
requirement -- unbeknownst to them.
Instead of educating the whole world about this painful point, would it
be feasible to have gnulib-tool create a README.gnulib file in the
"gnulib" directory (wherever the lib and m4 directories it messes with
are)? I think that (plus a bit of doc) would satisfy both the spirit
and the letter of the requirement.
Thanks,
k
- copyright year ranges and README.gnulib,
Karl Berry <=