[Xorp-hackers] RFC: Explicitly note that new code contributions are copy-righted by the submitter.

[Ben Greear]

On 04/25/2010 01:50 AM, Mark Handley wrote:
> The LICENCE file does need to change, or it could be viewed as
> granting copyright to XORP, Inc, which is not the intent.  I'm fine
> with your wording.  It seems reasonably unambiguous.
>
> In addition to amending the licence, we should amend the copyright
> line on any file we update to be:
> // Copyright (c) 2001-2009 XORP, Inc and (c) 2010 by individual contributors.
>
> This makes it clear that XORP, Inc does not own the copyright on new
> changes on that specific file.

Would it be fair to just change ALL copyright headers to have the wording
as you suggest above, or just files we touch as we touch them in a non-trivial
manner?

Thanks,
Ben

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