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Message-ID: <8bd0f97a0907182238i3d190e85k7b59acf091d6d36@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:38:32 -0400
From: Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>
To: Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [1/1] connector maintainer/mail update.
On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 15:17, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> 2009/7/18 Evgeniy Polyakov
>> On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 02:51:38PM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>>> >> i dont think open-ended copyrights are acceptable. copyrights arent
>>> >> something that extend forever which is why they need explicit updating
>>> >> (i.e. you'd want 2004-<last year you made a change>).
>>> >
>>> > It can be always replaced back if I will step aside.
>>>
>>> copyright doesnt disappear or go away if the maintainer changes.
>>> there's nothing wrong with multiple people claiming copyright on a
>>> file.
>>
>> But apparently you do not like that there is no 'finish' date.
>> And this can be changed when I step aside :)
>
> *i* dont personally give two sh*ts about copyright. i'm only pointing
> out common accepted practice with regard to maintaining copyright
> information. accepted practice is that open ended markings like this
> are not legally applicable (ask the SFLC).
btw, dont take my comments as a NAK. if someone merges it anyways, i
dont really care. i'm just giving [what i think is] some useful
feedback.
-mike
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