Re: [gentoo-project] [RFC] GLEP 76: Copyright Policy

[Ulrich Mueller]

>>>>> On Sun, 17 Jun 2018, Kent Fredric wrote:

> On Sat, 16 Jun 2018 22:39:51 -0400
> Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote:
 
>> The policy does not require anybody to do "busy work" - it just tells
>> you what to put in the copyright notice line when you're editing it.
>> You don't have to look at the notice when you're making random ebuild
>> changes.

> On Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:34:45 +0200
> Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o> wrote:

>> - The copyright notice, especially for ebuilds, will contain the
>> name of the largest contributor, plus an "and others" clause when
>> necessary. (So the "Copyright Gentoo Foundation" lines will be
>> phased out.)

> - **ESPECIALLY** for ebuilds
> - **WILL CONTAIN**
> - So the "Copyright Gentoo Foundation" lines **WILL BE** phased out

> So you can understand where this animosity comes from, esp as your
> comments and Ulrich's seem to directly contradict each other.

I don't see a contradiction there. You don't update the notice when
making a small ebuild change.

But of course, notices that are completely inaccurate (e.g., listing
an entity that hasn't been assigned copyright) should be replaced.
This needs to be done only once.

Ulrich