From 8743e70d2fc6d49b9c535f6c4c598b2d88772dd3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Blake Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 16:04:12 -0700 Subject: maint: document use of copyright ranges * README: Copy coreutils wording for allowing copyright year ranges. * cfg.mk (UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_USE_INTERVALS): Now that GNU Coding Standards permit it, prefer shorthand copyright. * .x-update-copyright: Exempt an imported file. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake --- README | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index 7b673720..0f79abf8 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -52,10 +52,13 @@ For more licensing information, see and . +For any copyright year range specified as YYYY-ZZZZ in this package +note that the range specifies every single year in that closed interval. + ----- Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, -2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright -- cgit v1.2.1