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Branden Robinson" , Amit Pinhas References: <20250212230210.3kkixsk7bi3cdc4d@illithid> <37qabjc65x7co7f3oiibpgwtvhnigk5z7tpmmzgrjhisi4nqmz@ypx33dbbltdn> Content-Language: en-US From: Carlos O'Donell Autocrypt: addr=carlos@redhat.com; keydata= xsFNBFef5BoBEACvJ15QMMZh4stKHbz0rs78XsOdxuug37dumTx6ngrDCwZ61k7nHQ+uxLuo QvLSc6YJGBEfiNFbs1hvhRFNR7xJbzRYmin7kJZZ/06fH2cgTkQhN0mRBP8KsKKT+7SvvBL7 85ZfAhArWf5m5Tl0CktZ8yoG8g9dM4SgdvdSdzZUaWBVHc6TjdAb9YEQ1/jpyfHsQp+PWLuQ ZI8nZUm+I3IBDLkbbuJVQklKzpT1b8yxVSsHCyIPFRqDDUjPL5G4WnUVy529OzfrciBvHdxG sYYDV8FX7fv6V/S3eL6qmZbObivIbLD2NbeDqw6vNpr+aehEwgwNbMVuVfH1PVHJV8Qkgxg4 PqPgQC7GbIhxxYroGbLJCQ41j25M+oqCO/XW/FUu/9x0vY5w0RsZFhlmSP5lBDcaiy3SUgp3 MSTePGuxpPlLVMePxKvabSS7EErLKlrAEmDgnUYYdPqGCefA+5N9Rn2JPfP7SoQEp2pHhEyM 6Xg9x7TJ+JNuDowQCgwussmeDt2ZUeMl3s1f6/XePfTd3l8c8Yn5Fc8reRa28dFANU6oXiZf 7/h3iQXPg81BsLMJK3aA/nyajRrNxL8dHIx7BjKX0/gxpOozlUHZHl73KhAvrBRaqLrr2tIP LkKrf3d7wdz4llg4NAGIU4ERdTTne1QAwS6x2tNa9GO9tXGPawARAQABzSpDYXJsb3MgTydE b25lbGwgKFdvcmspIDxjYXJsb3NAcmVkaGF0LmNvbT7CwZUEEwEIAD8CGwMGCwkIBwMCBhUI AgkKCwQWAgMBAh4BAheAFiEEcnNUKzmWLfeymZMUFnkrTqJTQPgFAmagDwgFCRDhXm4ACgkQ FnkrTqJTQPgLlw/+JD7l4tj8l8hAMUlszrlIT6IhKSODzjrGO+6d9Y6T9vyE2kk4Xbn+kdJf uBl+wj2+U15MsQe9Z4RwowIB3YHHXgj53M2OjqOAY/sRWXZVDfmVj03hqW8D7zFxjc0SZ9cI TI0MwrDWc+Fr3naXeo7HhgjUmULfPndxb8NHVV4Ds2DTkZoUMwB8l3dboD+nKi5GbfVBf3Q5 cBw0CPkxPl0hxD9sr5IMgWIKVLtvztMIXv2xWAavqk8pQjk0zCYd46GcA8d9pZuac24e9NbM ZzTxu6cP0sKhub1JFIadyBHtJnEV/8Auc8nXJ63QY3h0QVCJYV35gQeejEdMD94in2XTkxk0 A/xCp32bmSZv5flsmdAIv5LK4jTKLvzd6BSy/v7qlpgQ7sNaxQ/JRd+8YuBIiUVIp/kgGezD qtGZSpvPCFuG3LxsdvAu7JAzBY3sfBd2lSGOeHX/JK0nQ6s97j4HlSuXIabSOdsCI5UGSOq5 thbIqfK3ewUSUB0yGvWf7EyuZugtCZOaFGpvcT3ix9/sP1fTRlJl+bNjMcO8GwedDoy85oeg yLCEV9gejCr+NijLfPYtb1s8o0hYu13uBojFyBv+bkUI5hTQaVLacq7VglA/QLOy/3mtM2v5 4OEotiNXbKypHFKnoks/MFpP4xdwxGX5jU4MgFg80aPFGr0oZVXOwU0EV5/kGgEQAKvTJke+ QSjATmz11ALKle/SSEpUwL5QOpt3xomEATcYAamww0HADfGTKdUR+aWgOK3vqu6Sicr1zbuZ jHCs2GaIgRoqh1HKVgCmaJYjizvidHluqrox6qqc9PG0bWb0f5xGQw+X2z+bEinzv4qaep1G 1OuYgvG49OpHTgZMiJq9ncHCxkD2VEJKgMywGJ4Agdl+NWVn0T7w6J+/5QmBIE8hh4NzpYfr xzWCJ9iZ3skG4zBGB4YEacc3+oeEoybc10h6tqhQNrtIiSRJH+SUJvOiNH8oMXPLAjfFVy3d 4BOgyxJhE0UhmQIQHMJxCBw81fQD10d0dcru0rAIEldEpt2UXqOr0rOALDievMF/2BKQiOA7 PbMC3/dwuNHDlClQzdjil8O7UsIgf3IMFaIbQoUEvjlgf5cm9a94gWABcfI1xadAq9vcIB5v +9fM71xDgdELnZThTd8LByrG99ExVMcG2PZYXJllVDQDZqYA1PjD9e0yHq5whJi3BrZgwDaL 5vYZEb1EMyH+BQLO3Zw/Caj8W6mooGHgNveRQ1g9FYn3NUp7UvS22Zt/KW4pCpbgkQZefxup KO6QVNwwggV44cTQ37z5onGbNPD8+2k2mmC0OEtGBkj+VH39tRk+uLOcuXlGNSVk3xOyxni0 Nk9M0GvTvPKoah9gkvL/+AofN/31ABEBAAHCwXwEGAEIACYCGwwWIQRyc1QrOZYt97KZkxQW eStOolNA+AUCZqAPEAUJEOFedgAKCRAWeStOolNA+D38D/9WnZY9fUmPhZVwpDnhIXvlXgqX cspZJEBWNS5ArFn8CLcje7z9hzX3+86lqkEeohTmlgtTg4ctZzM+XKyWSiqHCRCR+FX5SKaa 1VveBtwvjTSVmtV1m0rNHEvUZ5x47A8NadWqYi6uOQ22FhEqUOiwJ7EHzk4w9W3gT1913XT1 vmkCn6FtQcrQvJT7pP+oA0YIVs8ADayJcqWHM+Ez7L2fpfAzBDhIS7dq2MYU8LQOQAsx1y7H 6njp5dN/OI/aN/RL6XeX1Kxl4Xe+hc+tq457fLAUnmaevUldvKThuj+5/Cd4DW25MxaqinfY m/U6pBQ4ZwQPGWA0f+GKiJcLosSRXxIuEdZAl82ht+KgT3zhV/BvQRmrD6wX3ywPkJap8h4K ibwz3r6NbHKdCX22ok58oE8NAWtmTRTKXDhh8oWOKdIYjX6jJzdb/F8rPNoEY3UiYbaNTxt5 TE9VD+yWilYO796HMXjXenCOlghy3HFmZbsQ4N+FlG6LQD7cnwm56kcrJk1IlnQXOSOd2BA2 qNbM1Ohry3B+1F4Oaee+ZKH2C5y7Kx0y3m1b5X7Wpx76H5BeUAp6dQi6nNYeqM9PglZIMvSe O4uRThl5mMDx8MXQz6M9qQ5anYwre+/TudTfCzcTpgXod1wEqi2ErJ5jNgh18DRlSQ3tbDvG O0FatDMfJw== Organization: Red Hat In-Reply-To: <37qabjc65x7co7f3oiibpgwtvhnigk5z7tpmmzgrjhisi4nqmz@ypx33dbbltdn> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 4/8/25 5:25 PM, Alejandro Colomar wrote: > Hi Eugene, > > On Tue, Apr 08, 2025 at 08:00:19PM +0200, Eugene Syromyatnikov wrote: >>>>> Every now and then, I consider if I should just remove all of those >>>>> lines, to avoid confusing people. If anyone is interested in the >>>>> history before git(1), one can certainly look at those lines in old >>>>> versions of the pages. Anyone reading the mailing list opposes >>>>> removing those lines? (I'll ask again before removing anything, with >>>>> a proper subject line.) >>> >>> Okay, time has come to open this melon. :) >> >> In strace, FWIW, we have the following: >> * the copyright notice looks like "Copyright (c) - The >> strace developers."; > > Hmmm, interesting. And actually, it's more accurate than the usual > copyright lines. The value of the line "Copyright (c) The Foo Developers" is to indicate that the works are copyrighted, and it avoids anyone who infringes from arguing they "didn't know." It is in itself not a copyright statement. What value is there in maintaining the year? Note: Copyright Notices in Open Source Software Projects (Steve Winslow) https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/blog/copyright-notices-in-open-source-software-projects -- Cheers, Carlos.