linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] trivial: use (C) instead of \251

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Date:	Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:34:12 +0200
From:	Harald Arnesen <harald@...gtun.org>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
Cc:	trivial@...nel.org, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@....ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] trivial: use (C) instead of \251

Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org> writes:

> On 04/28/2010 08:42 PM, Harald Arnesen wrote:
>> Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org> writes:
>> 
>>> The latin-1 copyright character \251 is invalid in ASCII or UTF-8 and
>>> causes annoying problems with some editors and tools.  Use (C)
>>> instead.
>> 
>> Why do we need anything there at all?
>
> We don't necessarily need it but it's also pretty rude to strip
> other's copyright notices and other entries use (C), so.... :-)

I meant that:

Copyright © somename
Copyright (C) somename
Copyright somename

all have the same legal meaning.
-- 
Hilsen Harald.
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