Policy for applying copyright notices

[Richard Fontana]

On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 01:41:04PM -0500, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> On 10/18/2011 12:35 PM, Carl Trieloff wrote:
> >
> >I would like to add to the site some text around applying the copyright
> >statement per the license text as per http://www.ovirt.org/about/licensing/
> >
> >In the piece at the top of the license, there is a section
> >
> >"Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]"
> 
> This will remain a recommendation, right?  It would be difficult for
> us to get approval to use something other than the IBM corporate
> standard copyright notice (which does change every couple years).
> It seems (C) comes in and out of style over time :-)

That line is actually from the appendix of the Apache License 2.0,
which gives a recommended copyright notice. 

I'm sympathetic to the view that precise formal details of copyright
notices should not be mandated. At Red Hat, I think the "(C)" may have
been historically recommended, but I have non-actively promoted
non-use of it on principles of minimalism :-).

I think, however, that Carl was suggesting a rule that *some* suitable
form of copyright notice be placed by the author of an original file,
not mandating what the form would be.

- Richard




> 
> Regards,
> 
> Anthony Liguori
> 
> >
> >Based on some discussion reading the source to be opened for the
> >workshop, I believe we should use the following general rule for the
> >projects. The author of the file applies his organization or themselves
> >as the copyright owner, and then any additions / modifications can be
> >determined from the GIT history.
> >
> >Maybe better I just create a guide for any incubating project, I'll post
> >it for comment.
> >
> >Carl.
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