Re: [gentoo-dev] meson.eclass third draft

["Erik Närström" <erik.narstrom@gmail.com>]

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I'snt copyright deth of author +70yrs?

On 5 May 2017 20:06, "William L. Thomson Jr." <wlt-ml@o-sinc.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 5 May 2017 13:18:58 -0400
> "William L. Thomson Jr." <wlt-ml@o-sinc.com> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 05 May 2017 18:55:41 +0200
> > Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> wrote:
> >
> > > On pią, 2017-05-05 at 10:35 -0500, William Hubbs wrote:
> > > > # Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation
> > >
> > > Aren't we supposed to use the full range of years here?
> >
> > It applies when something comes into existing. If this eclass did not
> > exist in 2016, a copyright for that year would not be correct.
> >
> > This maybe different for ebuilds, as that could be considered derived
> > from the original ebuild. First one ever written. I am not sure the
> > same applies to eclasses, but it might. In that case the year of the
> > first eclass would be correct.
> >
> > I guess it is safe to always use the oldest year.
>
> It may not be good to use the oldest year. Rather the first year
> something came into existence.
>
> "If the copyright duration depends on the date of first publication
> and the year given in the notice is earlier than the
> actual publication date, protection may be shortened by
> beginning the term on the date in the notice"
> https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ03.pdf
>
> That means if you author something in 2017, and put down say 1999-2017.
> You are starting at 1999, and not 2017. Losing 16 years for no reason.
>
> --
> William L. Thomson Jr.
>

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