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Re: [DEP5] Format of Copyright header



On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 11:09:04PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:
> > It would preserve the capacity for structured semantics, but it would
> > change the meaning of many files already in the wild.

> True.

> > On that basis, I would like to avoid making such a change before 1.0 and
> > think that "formatted text" is the best option here.

> Works for me.

> > Would the attached patch do the job?

> > +        Formatted text, no synopsis: one or more free-form copyright
> > +        statement(s), one per line.

> Well, except this still isn't true.  The statements may be split across
> multiple lines.

> Maybe just say:

>     Formatted text, no synopsis: one or more free-form copyright
>     statement(s).  Any formatting is permitted; see the examples below for
>     some ideas for how to structure the field to make it easier to read.

> instead?

Looks good to me, committed.

Thanks,
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