Ping: unreviewed copyright patches

[Bruce Korb]

On 02/03/13 09:42, Richard Sandiford wrote:
>> You missed the file header.
> 
> That was deliberately in patch 2 though.

OK.

>> Why bother with dual update issues?
> 
> Well, the point is that patch 2 is scripted.

OK:
>  echo "$copyright" | sed 's/(C) 2002-/(C) /'

and now you print the right date and never have to hand update again.
And if the notice gets changed because of a new and better address
or whatever, just one place and not two.

I hate hand updating mind numbing stuff like this.  As you say:

> Believe me, I don't find copyright year lists vs. ranges any more
> interesting than the next man.  This really was supposed to be
> an attempt to make things simpler.

"simpler" as in trying to never have to think about it any more? :)