From 5281bb2c8a9a0e6584f53bd57ae35aee7133c35a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Bremner Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 21:49:51 +2100 Subject: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH] test: copyright information updates --- 8e/51778cb98a4327ea4246a1d4f59d6024a68d0e | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 76 insertions(+) create mode 100644 8e/51778cb98a4327ea4246a1d4f59d6024a68d0e diff --git a/8e/51778cb98a4327ea4246a1d4f59d6024a68d0e b/8e/51778cb98a4327ea4246a1d4f59d6024a68d0e new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2a0f0501e --- /dev/null +++ b/8e/51778cb98a4327ea4246a1d4f59d6024a68d0e @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +Return-Path: +X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C2846DE02AD + for ; Sun, 1 May 2016 17:50:03 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at cworth.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -0.013 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.013 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[AWL=-0.002, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.01] + autolearn=disabled +Received: from arlo.cworth.org ([127.0.0.1]) + by localhost (arlo.cworth.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) + with ESMTP id aDXyc7_M3Hbi for ; + Sun, 1 May 2016 17:49:54 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from fethera.tethera.net (fethera.tethera.net [198.245.60.197]) + by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A87186DE01BE + for ; Sun, 1 May 2016 17:49:54 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from remotemail by fethera.tethera.net with local (Exim 4.84) + (envelope-from ) + id 1ax23Z-00070d-9J; Sun, 01 May 2016 20:49:49 -0400 +Received: (nullmailer pid 19583 invoked by uid 1000); + Mon, 02 May 2016 00:49:51 -0000 +From: David Bremner +To: Tomi Ollila , notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Cc: tomi.ollila@iki.fi +Subject: Re: [PATCH] test: copyright information updates +In-Reply-To: <1460736374-10238-1-git-send-email-tomi.ollila@iki.fi> +References: <1460736374-10238-1-git-send-email-tomi.ollila@iki.fi> +User-Agent: Notmuch/0.21+99~gd93d377 (http://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/24.5.1 + (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) +Date: Sun, 01 May 2016 21:49:51 -0300 +Message-ID: <87y47t707k.fsf@zancas.localnet> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 +Precedence: list +List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." + +List-Unsubscribe: , + +List-Archive: +List-Post: +List-Help: +List-Subscribe: , + +X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 May 2016 00:50:03 -0000 + +Tomi Ollila writes: + +> # Copyright (c) 2005 Junio C Hamano +> +# Copyright (c) 2010-today Notmuch Developers + +I don't what to think about this. The convention I am familiar with +for date ranges is roughly that documented here: + + https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Notices.html + +The tl;dr is that the years or ranges document the last significant +change. + +On the other hand, I'd say most notmuch code has the copyright date +it is created, and that is never changed. + +So I'd say go with creation date, or some actual date ranges that we +will probably forget to update. + +OK, I agree it's nit picky. But it's a nit picky patch ;). + +d + + + -- 2.26.2