Update code headers #7986
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@jonasraoni, this is more about the code header than the license, right? The code headers don't contain the license (that's typically in |
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Yes, specifically about the copyright part of the code header :) |
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Describe the problem you would like to solve
Our current code header requires some maintenance. Perhaps we can adopt another style to make it simpler to maintain.
There are many variants out there, even big companies have mixed styles across their codebase. Follow some examples:
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file (GitHub)Describe the solution you'd like
In case we have lawyers available, it might be worth to check with them if adding a "last updated date" is enough to extend the copyright (the repositories at https://github.com/sfu didn't give me any clues). If not, then I'd opt-in for the approach that includes only the starting year.
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