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Bug#47438: copyright statement needs updating?



Julian Gilbey <J.D.Gilbey@qmw.ac.uk>:
> So what should it say?  Would an extra line:
> Copyright (c)1998,1999 Debian Policy List Members
> be appropriate?

I should probably have suggested a correction in my bug report, but
couldn't decide on something while writing it, so I didn't. Now I would
suggest

	Copyright 1996-1999 Ian Jackson, Christian Schwarz, X, Y, Z

where X, Y, and Z are additional people who have written enough text
included in the policy manual that they can claim a copyright for their
part. That is:

	- lose the (c) since it is not a valid substitute the copyright
	  symbol © (it's common, but not really valid; on the other hand,
	  the word "Copyright" is enough on it's own)
	
	- fix the year to include this year (and, for updates made next
	  year, fix the years to include next year)
	  
	- add people by name, since this is much simpler than assigning
	  copyrights to an organization and also gives "gift society
	  credit points" directly to those who deserve them; a mailing
	  list is not a legal entity and can't own a copyright

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