Re: [boost] Copyright-less licence references

Subject: Re: [boost] Copyright-less licence references
From: Gennadiy Rozental (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-09-16 18:11:46

Gavin Lambert <gavinl <at> compacsort.com> writes:

> It is perfectly valid for the copyright notice to never be updated, even 
> if the file is changed substantially.
> 
> It is *not* valid for the original notice to be modified without 
> specific agreement by the original person.  It is *not* valid to remove 
> it entirely, as then you do not know that the license grant is valid or 
> who made it.  It is *not* valid to specify a non-legal-entity as the 
> copyright holder (so you can't say "lib X contributors").

Would you care to add references to these claims? As far as I can tell this 
is just your opinion.

Gennadiy