Remove the 'copyright' and 'copyright_year.js' #2151
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There is no need to include the year. Please don't. It just makes for pointless annual updates that everyone forgets to do.
EDIT 1: I am not a lawyer. Expert opinion welcome, whether it be contrary to mine or not.
EDIT 2: I see this auto-updates the year. That is also problematic, I think, although less so for sure. We should not update the year for material that isn't updated. For minor updates, it should probably be a range of years rather than the latest year. Omitting the year solves the problem.
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Resulting word from the then-Executive Director of the Node.js Foundation on this topic after previous TSC conversation: nodejs/TSC#195 (comment) Third bullet point: "Adding dates is not preferable. It does not have a legal impact and would be excluded only for ease of administration." Our current LICENSE file says: "Copyright Node.js contributors. All rights reserved." |
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(Although the above was about files we distribute in the source tree and not websites.) |
ghost
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Due to the discussion at nodejs/TSC#195 (comment), we shouldn't include an auto copyright_year and its realted token place. So we should remove it.
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@Trott：Thanks, and it's ALWAYS you that is the FIRST to help me a lot! |
Trott
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their stale review
Seems OK to me now, although I'll definitely let fhemberger and others have the final say.
ghost
self-requested a review
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LGTM |
Due to the discussion at nodejs/TSC#195 (comment), we
shouldn't include an auto copyright_year and its realted token place. So
we should remove it.