Re: Standardized file headers?

I wonder what a lawyer would say.  perhaps
"this doesn't count as a copyright notice"?
  or
"no need for a copyright given the licensing is 'copyleft"?

so maybe just "see the file COPYING" is enough.

or maybe the implicit copyright of anything is still applicable if no
notice is attached.
RJF

On Thu, Apr 23, 2026 at 7:48 AM Barton Willis via Maxima-discuss <
[email protected]> wrote:

> How about a minimal filer header—something like
>
> ;;; Copyright Contributors to the Maxima project.
> ;;; See the file COPYING for license information.
>
> A history lesson at the top of each file isn't all that helpful to developers, and the past quarter century of commit comments, including authors and dates, is accessible from any git-aware editor.
>
> scuss <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/maxima-discuss>
>

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