Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-legal-discuss-archive@www.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-legal-discuss-archive@www.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 01F6D186A1 for ; Mon, 7 Sep 2015 20:01:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 45968 invoked by uid 500); 7 Sep 2015 20:01:21 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-legal-discuss-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 45753 invoked by uid 500); 7 Sep 2015 20:01:21 -0000 Mailing-List: contact legal-discuss-help@apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: Reply-To: legal-discuss@apache.org List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list legal-discuss@apache.org Received: (qmail 45743 invoked by uid 99); 7 Sep 2015 20:01:21 -0000 Received: from mail-relay.apache.org (HELO mail-relay.apache.org) (140.211.11.15) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 07 Sep 2015 20:01:21 +0000 Received: from mail-io0-f171.google.com (mail-io0-f171.google.com [209.85.223.171]) by mail-relay.apache.org (ASF Mail Server at mail-relay.apache.org) with ESMTPSA id 4ECB31A0098 for ; Mon, 7 Sep 2015 20:01:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iofb144 with SMTP id b144so96715841iof.1 for ; Mon, 07 Sep 2015 13:01:20 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.107.10.203 with SMTP id 72mr30034802iok.117.1441656080633; Mon, 07 Sep 2015 13:01:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.107.158.72 with HTTP; Mon, 7 Sep 2015 13:01:20 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <91FE2D8C-EF17-4CDD-A020-07E040654F34@apache.org> Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2015 13:01:20 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: NOTICE file From: Henri Yandell To: ASF Legal Discuss Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113ed7049317c3051f2db648 --001a113ed7049317c3051f2db648 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 8:36 AM, William A Rowe Jr wrote: > On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 8:18 AM, Flavio Junqueira wrote: > >> Hi there, >> >> I have a couple of questions about the NOTICE file. In this page: >> >> http://www.apache.org/legal/src-headers.html >> >> it says that it should include the following text, suitably modified to >> reflect the product name and year(s) of distribution of the current and >> past versions of the product: >> >> Apache [PRODUCT_NAME]Copyright [yyyy] The Apache Software Foundation >> >> As I understand it, it means that every year, if there is a release, the >> year part needs to be modified to add the new year, e.g., 2010-2015 if >> there is a release in 2015. How much of a problem is it if a release comes >> out without that year field updated? >> > > Unnecessary to have a span of years, and now considered improper form. > Currently the site says the opposite - is that documented anywhere on the site? All I recall is a lot of debate on the subject - what's the origin of it being considered improper form? > > The current year (when this specific package is published) is the only > year necessary. The copyrights on individual bits probably go back many > years before the first ASF release, but what is important here is the > copyright of the collective work that is your current release (here and > now). > Hen --001a113ed7049317c3051f2db648 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 8:36 AM, William A Rowe Jr <= ;wrowe@rowe-clan.n= et> wrote:
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Currently the site says the opposite - is that documented any= where on the site?

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The cur= rent year (when this specific package is published) is the only year necess= ary.=C2=A0 The copyrights on individual bits probably go back many years be= fore the first ASF release, but what is important here is the copyright of = the collective work that is your current release (here and now).

Hen
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