[zeromq-dev] Copyrights in the source files

[Martin Lucina]

sustrik at 250bpm.com said:
> 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?

Well, as I wrote above, you only put the (c) in if you care enough, and if
you have created the file in question/modified a substantial portion of an
existing file. Fuzzy, I know. So the AUTHORS file is there to credit
every contributor equally.

-mato