[Emacs-diffs] /srv/bzr/emacs/trunk r102970: * README: Add a note about ranges in copyright years.

[Glenn Morris]

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revno: 102970
committer: Glenn Morris <address@hidden>
branch nick: trunk
timestamp: Mon 2011-01-24 20:03:31 -0800
message:
  * README: Add a note about ranges in copyright years.
  
  (See current maintain.info.)
modified:
  ChangeLog
  README

=== modified file 'ChangeLog'
--- a/ChangeLog 2011-01-25 03:55:12 +0000
+++ b/ChangeLog 2011-01-25 04:03:31 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2011-01-25  Glenn Morris  <address@hidden>
 
+       * README: Add a note about ranges in copyright years.
+
        * configure.in: Set CANNOT_DUMP on ia64 hpux (port from emacs-23).
 
 2011-01-25  Peter O'Gorman  <address@hidden>  (tiny change)

=== modified file 'README'
--- a/README    2011-01-17 19:01:01 +0000
+++ b/README    2011-01-25 04:03:31 +0000
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@
 files and installation instructions should list the required tools.
 
 
+NOTE ON COPYRIGHT YEARS
+
+In copyright notices where the copyright holder is the Free Software
+Foundation, then where a range of years appears, this is an inclusive
+range that applies to every year in the range.  For example: 2005-2008
+represents the years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
+
+
 This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 
 GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify