Re: [boost] Copyright-less licence references

Subject: Re: [boost] Copyright-less licence references
From: Thijs (M.A.) van den Berg (thijs_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-09-15 07:20:45

> On 15 Sep 2015, at 12:49, Peter Dimov <lists_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
> Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
> 
>> * I am never clear what this line really mean. Copyright Joe Coder 2010 - does this mean Joe has copyright up to 2010, starting 2010 or only in 2010? Should one keep updating these disclaimers every January?
> 
> "Copyright 2010 Joe Coder" - Joe Coder has authored the file in 2010.
> "Copyright 2010, 2012 Joe Coder" - authored some parts in 2010, others in 2012.
> "Copyright 2010-2013 Joe Coder" - has worked on the file from 2010 to 2013 without long interruptions. 
> 

The year is mentioned because copyrights eventually expire after a number of years.