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In-Reply-To: <87sf4m7zdb.fsf@gmail.com> (Simon Tournier's message of "Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:48:16 +0100") References: <87o7ftkapb.fsf@wmeyer.eu> <87sf4m7zdb.fsf@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2023 14:09:29 -0500 Message-ID: <871qc3yufq.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::733; envelope-from=maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com; helo=mail-qk1-x733.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-Migadu-Country: US X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Scanner: mx11.migadu.com X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -5.46 X-Spam-Score: -5.46 X-Migadu-Queue-Id: EB45C3DB85 X-TUID: JyLm6XS8aGhi Hi, Simon Tournier writes: > Hi, > > On Thu, 16 Nov 2023 at 15:39, Wilko Meyer wrote: > >> - why a copyright header has to be inserted >> - if a copyright header has to be inserted for all files that are >> subject to changes (is there a treshold? can it be left out for minor >> changes to files etc.?) of a sent patch. > > As a rule of thumb, each time your change is non-trivial =E2=80=93 say mo= re than > 5 modified or new lines in one specific file =E2=80=93 it deserves a Copy= right > header on that specific file. Note that deleting only does not count, > i.e., Copyright does not apply > > In the past, the project had been very permissive, where even 2 lines > only modifying the version and checksum fields lead to hold a Copyright > on such modification. Now, it should be avoided, IMHO. I think it should be avoided as well, the long list of copyrights are already a bit messy to maintain across trees :-). info '(maintain) Legally Significant' offers as advice that changes of 15 lines or less or not legally significant for copyright. --=20 Thanks, Maxim