svn commit: r51635 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/internal

Author: imp
Date: Wed May  9 03:35:40 2018
New Revision: 51635
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/51635

Log:
  Add a note about the phrase 'All Rights Reserved' here to act as a
  mini-FAQ. While volumes could be written about this, keep it breif
  and clear at the expense of a few details and irrelvant pedantry.
  
  Approved by:	core@ (emaste, jhb)

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/internal/software-license.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/internal/software-license.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/internal/software-license.xml	Tue May  8 20:04:16 2018	(r51634)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/internal/software-license.xml	Wed May  9 03:35:40 2018	(r51635)
@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@
 	discretion.  The author's permission must be documented in the
 	commit message for each patch that is committed.</p>
       </li>
+      <li>
+	<p>Historically, the phrase 'All Rights Reserved.' was
+	included in all copyright notices. The BSD releases had it to
+	comply with the Buenos Ares Convention of 1910 in the
+	Americas. With the ratification of the Berne Convention in
+	2000, it became obsolete. As such, the FreeBSD project
+	recommends that new code omit the phrase and encourages
+	existing copyright holders to remove it. In 2018, the project
+	updated its templates to remove it.</p>
+      </li>
     </ul>
 
     <h3>Acceptable licenses</h3>
@@ -109,7 +119,6 @@
 	<pre>
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) [year] [your name]
- * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -143,7 +152,6 @@
 	<pre>
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) [year] [your name]
- * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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