[zeromq-dev] Copyrights in the source files

[Martin Sustrik]

On 10/31/2011 12:26 PM, Martin Lucina wrote:

> The way I've seen it done in other projects is:
>
> - If you create a new source file, you add the requisite license header and
>    copyright (whether your own, or that of a company)
> - When you submit a patch to an existing source file, if you (the
>    submitter) perceive that you have modified a substantial portion of that
>    file, or if you simply care enough about having your copyright listed,
>    you add in your copyright statement to the affected file. Again, no
>    distinction between individual and company.
>
> This does not in any way change the policy of adding all authors to the
> AUTHORS file.
>
> What do you think?

No preference either way. However, if the copyrights are listed in the 
source files what is AUTHORS file good for?

Martin