From 18ccaf8743ea51c8ebeda0ab18dd9f46b8838324 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karl Berry Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:22:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] autoupdate --- doc/maintain.texi | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/maintain.texi b/doc/maintain.texi index 3f094d2211..053587274b 100644 --- a/doc/maintain.texi +++ b/doc/maintain.texi @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ @c For double-sided printing, uncomment: @c @setchapternewpage odd @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file: -@set lastupdate March 18, 2025 +@set lastupdate March 25, 2025 @c %**end of header @documentencoding UTF-8 @@ -688,10 +688,12 @@ files. If a file has been explicitly placed in the public domain, then instead of a copyright notice, it should have a notice saying explicitly that it is in the public domain. -Even image files and sound files should contain copyright notices and -license notices, if their format permits. Some formats do not have -room for textual annotations; for these files, state the copyright and -copying permissions in a @file{README} file in the same directory. +All files, including images, sound, and plain text, should contain +copyright and license notices, if their formats allow them. When the +file format doesn't permit these notices or if adding a header would +be very inconvenient, place the copyright and license notices in a +@file{README} file, preferably in the same directory, and be clear in +@file{README} which files those notices apply to. Change log files should have a copyright notice and license notice at the end, since new material is added at the beginning but the end -- 2.39.5