[bug#76963] Copyright ranges and Copyright holders in README [WAS Re: [bug#76963] [PATCH] home: Add home-snuik-service.], [PATCH] doc: Add note on copyright ranges to README.
Commit Message
Maxim Cournoyer writes:
Hello, Maxim, Ludo, and others,
> What do you think of Janneke's proposed addition to clarify our usage of
> ranges for copyright notices? I think it's a good idea, as I remember
> briefly discussing 3 years ago [0]. The only downside I can see is that
> I'm sure we'll be forgetting adding entries to new people using ranges
> as they start doing so, and it'll get out of date quick.
>
> [0] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2022-03/msg00164.html
It seems the gnu-prog-discuss has reached consensus in advising to add
this bit
+For any copyright year range specified as YYYY-ZZZZ in this package
+note that the range specifies every single year in that closed
+interval.
to the manual, so my proposal would be to add the attached patch.
Greetings,
Janneke
From 5fe8383947b8647ff6fab16971eeaf6d5eda2aa5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
Message-ID: <5fe8383947b8647ff6fab16971eeaf6d5eda2aa5.1742459122.git.janneke@gnu.org>
From: Janneke Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:48:26 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add note on copyright ranges to README.
* README (Note On Copyright Years): New section.
Change-Id: I1b2f8ed544dc83c38479e944ae6e08ddbcafdf35
---
README | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
@@ -108,3 +108,8 @@ but exposes all the API as Scheme.
- The [[https://www.gnu.org/s/gsrc/][GNU Source Release Collection]] (GSRC) is a user-land software
distribution; unlike Guix, it relies on core tools available on the
host system
+
+* Note On Copyright Years
+
+For any copyright year range specified as YYYY-ZZZZ in this package note that
+the range specifies every single year in that closed interval.
base-commit: 77ff73a920759437639e8eb77601e51409fefefa
prerequisite-patch-id: 50cbd365e2d8c64b6e4bd0c4fe447f75aa5fd2e3
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2.48.1