Re: style(9) questions about Copyright comment

On 8/1/26 14:43, Warner Losh wrote:

> On Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 12:29 PM Steve Kargl <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> 
>>     In reading style(9), it states the comment with the
>>     the Copyright should appear as
>> 
>>     /*
>>        * Copyright (c) 1984-2025 John Q. Public
>>        */
>> 
>>     which appears contrary with regards to practice.  The
>>     opening line for a Copyright comment contains a minus
>>     sign, i.e.,
>> 
>>     /*-
>>        * Copyright (c) 1984-2025 John Q. Public
>>        */
>> 
>>     Should style(9) be fixed?
> 
> 
> No. Both orders are common.
> 
> I just updated and consolidated out copyright and licensing stuff too.
> 
> https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/license-guide/ <https:// 
> docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/license-guide/>
> 
> I think things are consistent now, but if I've missed anything please 
> let me know.
> 

Thanks for the pointer to the URL.  So, if I'm editing an older
file with /*- ... */, should I leave the minus or should I remove
it to be consistent with style(9).  Same question applies to /**.

-- 
steve