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changeset 5061:849caac87bd5
gnuorg
author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> |
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date | Sun, 16 May 2004 12:39:20 +0000 |
parents | 4e59cddb690f |
children | aa119e787246 |
files | doc/maintain.texi |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/doc/maintain.texi +++ b/doc/maintain.texi @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ @c For double-sided printing, uncomment: @c @setchapternewpage odd @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file: -@set lastupdate April 11, 2004 +@set lastupdate May 15, 2004 @c %**end of header @dircategory GNU organization @@ -478,7 +478,12 @@ of 1994, but doesn't require the inclusion of 1995. Do not abbreviate the year list using a range; for instance, do not -write @samp{1996--1998}; instead, write @samp{1996, 1997, 1998}. +write @samp{1996--1998}; instead, write @samp{1996, 1997, 1998}. Do +write each relevant year as a four-digit number. In the normal course +of maintenance, you may come across copyright notices which omit the +century, as in @samp{1996, 97, 98}---change these to include the +century. However, there is no need to systematically change the +notice in every old file. The versions that matter, for purposes of this list, are versions that were ancestors of the current version. So if you made a temporary