From 0b5c5d8291f82556c149013f10372234b0df9bc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Glenn Morris Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:03:31 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] * README: Add a note about ranges in copyright years. (See current maintain.info.) --- ChangeLog | 2 ++ README | 8 ++++++++ 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 0293a562481..f23fb3e890a 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ 2011-01-25 Glenn Morris + * README: Add a note about ranges in copyright years. + * configure.in: Set CANNOT_DUMP on ia64 hpux (port from emacs-23). 2011-01-25 Peter O'Gorman (tiny change) diff --git a/README b/README index 2dc879cd63a..159bc5b3614 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ There are several subdirectories: of the standard distribution of the OS. The platform-specific README files and installation instructions should list the required tools. + +NOTE ON COPYRIGHT YEARS + +In copyright notices where the copyright holder is the Free Software +Foundation, then where a range of years appears, this is an inclusive +range that applies to every year in the range. For example: 2005-2008 +represents the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. + This file is part of GNU Emacs. -- 2.39.5