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  • Patch Set #22, Line 3: -present

    Nah, I kinda like it actually. It just says explicitly what we
    already assume,

    Absolutely not. "present" may be interpreted as the point in time
    when sb. reads the file, which may be an arbitrary point in the
    future but Copyright does not indefinitely extend into the future
    (by current law afaik).

    and prevents issues with people updating copyright
    notices needlessly to match the present year whenever they touch a
    file.

    "present" when touching a file, yes. But not when reading/copying/
    (sb. else)modifying the file. "present" is just not accurate enough.
    You could write `2018-<last edit>` and nobody would be offended, I
    guess, but "present" leaves too much room for interpretation.

    In any case our non-lawyer opinions are irrelevant, so no point in
    arguing.

    I was not too much arguing about the legal situation. Mostly about
    the impression Facebook makes. Big ugly company that needs its
    special treatment?

    I understand the intention. "present" is just the very very wrong
    word.

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