From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Cagney To: RDBrown@mira.net, RodneyBrown@mynd.com Cc: Geoff Keating , gdb@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: Preferred format of Copyright statement Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 13:12:00 -0000 Message-id: <39CFB0B7.7A445052@cygnus.com> References: <200008162301.JAA00501@iji.local> X-SW-Source: 2000-09/msg00140.html > > I know this has a tendency to line-wrap, but so what? No human will > > ever care. So we might as well make it completely correct. > > Ok, will produce that form. > Given that the first attempt over gdb > gives a patch file of ~900k touching 1725 files, would it be more useful > to provide patches for the few percent of cases needing manual fixes and > provide the script to be run when the maintainer finds it convenient? > Or should it only fix those with ranges or 2-digit years and leave (C) > removal where the year list is Ok? > > (Trying to conserve maintainer think time, not be a WOFTAM). (Yes I know your e-mail was posted a month ago :-(). Could I suggest a multi-step process like Kevin is doing to clean up PARAMS. I'd suggest doing the automated changes and then as a later pass, do the hand changes. You won't need maintainer approval for this change. Just give a weeks notice on the big jumbo change. enjoy, Andrew PS: I my take on how to format copyright is that IanC's guideline is simply too complicated for us programming types - we're a simple bunch :-)