FileCopyrightText...

[Carl Schwan]

On Monday, January 29, 2024 10:43:04 AM CET Harald Sitter wrote:
> do we really need it?
> 
> systemd for example only has a spdx license header, resulting in much
> tidier file headers.
> 
> I entirely fail to understand why we need to slap a FileCopyrightText
> on files. The copyright surely applies whether or not I put the
> FileCopyrightText there. The list is also just about always
> incomplete, further calling its use into question. Not to mention that
> it is annoying book keeping of information that is already available
> in git.
> 
> Can someone shed some light on this?

The reuse FAQ has an entry about why only keeping the copyright information in 
git is a bad idea: https://reuse.software/faq/#vcs-copyright

Also when copying file between repo, the git history for that file is often 
lost.

Cheers,
Carl
> 
> HS