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Re: RFA: GPLv3: 4.2 branch: gcc files
On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 09:21:58AM -0400, Richard Kenner wrote:
> > That's as may be, but it is current FSF policy; maintainers are
> > now encouraged to add the new year to every file at once.
>
> For *release branches*? That makes some sense for development branches when
> you expect each file to be changed, but not for release branches.
They didn't go into that much detail. I certainly don't expect every
file to be changed when I bump copyright years. But the rationale
applies perfectly well to other branches too.
To update the list of year numbers, add each year in which you have
made nontrivial changes to the package. (Here we assume you're using a
publicly accessible revision control server, so that every revision
installed is also immediately and automatically published.) When you
add the new year, it is not required to keep track which files have
seen significant changes in the new year and which have not. It is
recommended and simpler to add the new year to all files in the
package, and be done with it for the rest of the year.
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Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery