Removing copyright symbols from files.....

Unless anyone objects, I am going to remove the copyright symbol "©" from source and header files (in response to support request #597). I will not touch anything that's not in a comment. ;-) It looks like about 37 header files, and 24 source files. I'll do this tonight, unless anyone objects. Example transformation: In file "boost/archive/detail/auto_link_archive.hpp", on line #12: // © Copyright Robert Ramey 2004 will become: // (c) Copyright Robert Ramey 2004 -- -- Marshall Marshall Clow Idio Software <mailto:marshall@idio.com> It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

At 3:48 PM -0700 4/1/08, Marshall Clow (me!) wrote:
Unless anyone objects, I am going to remove the copyright symbol "©" from source and header files (in response to support request #597). I will not touch anything that's not in a comment. ;-)
It looks like about 37 header files, and 24 source files.
I'll do this tonight, unless anyone objects.
Example transformation: In file "boost/archive/detail/auto_link_archive.hpp", on line #12: // © Copyright Robert Ramey 2004 will become: // (c) Copyright Robert Ramey 2004
A clarification, before anyone panics - I am not going to remove people's copyright statements from the source. All I'm going to do is remove the non-ASCII symbol "©", and replace it with the (just as legally binding, at least in the US) string "(c)". -- -- Marshall Marshall Clow Idio Software <mailto:marshall@idio.com> It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Marshall Clow Sent: 01 April 2008 23:57 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: [boost] Clarification: Removing copyright symbols from files.....
At 3:48 PM -0700 4/1/08, Marshall Clow (me!) wrote:
Unless anyone objects, I am going to remove the copyright symbol "C" from source and header files (in response to support request #597). I will not touch anything that's not in a comment. ;-)
It looks like about 37 header files, and 24 source files.
I'll do this tonight, unless anyone objects.
Example transformation: In file "boost/archive/detail/auto_link_archive.hpp", on line #12: // C Copyright Robert Ramey 2004 will become: // (c) Copyright Robert Ramey 2004
A clarification, before anyone panics - I am not going to remove people's copyright statements from the source.
All I'm going to do is remove the non-ASCII symbol "C", and replace it with the (just as legally binding, at least in the US) string "(c)".
I thought we had established that the (c) sign wasn't necessary at all? Just saying 'copyright' does the business? Yours IANALly Paul --- Paul A Bristow Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB +44 1539561830 & SMS, Mobile +44 7714 330204 & SMS pbristow@hetp.u-net.com

www.copyright.gov/circs/circ03.pdf says "The notice for visually perceptible copies should contain three elements. They should appear together or in close proximity on the copies. The elements are: 1 The symbol C (the letter C in a circle), or the word "Copyright," or the abbreviation "Copr."; and 2 The year of first publication. <snip> 3 The name of the owner of copyright in the work, <snip>" Note that 1 says C OR word "Copyright", not AND. And I'm not sure that (c) == C - so why not keep it simple and just write Copyright Paul A. Bristow 2008 Paul --- Paul A Bristow Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB +44 1539561830 & SMS, Mobile +44 7714 330204 & SMS pbristow@hetp.u-net.com
-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Paul A Bristow Sent: 02 April 2008 09:40 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] Clarification: Removing copyright symbols fromfiles.....
-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Marshall Clow Sent: 01 April 2008 23:57 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: [boost] Clarification: Removing copyright symbols from files.....
At 3:48 PM -0700 4/1/08, Marshall Clow (me!) wrote:
Unless anyone objects, I am going to remove the copyright symbol "C" from source and header files (in response to support request #597). I will not touch anything that's not in a comment. ;-)
It looks like about 37 header files, and 24 source files.
I'll do this tonight, unless anyone objects.
Example transformation: In file "boost/archive/detail/auto_link_archive.hpp", on line #12: // C Copyright Robert Ramey 2004 will become: // (c) Copyright Robert Ramey 2004
A clarification, before anyone panics - I am not going to remove people's copyright statements from the source.
All I'm going to do is remove the non-ASCII symbol "C", and replace it with the (just as legally binding, at least in the US) string "(c)".
I thought we had established that the (c) sign wasn't necessary at all?
Just saying 'copyright' does the business?
Yours IANALly
Paul
--- Paul A Bristow Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB +44 1539561830 & SMS, Mobile +44 7714 330204 & SMS pbristow@hetp.u-net.com
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www.copyright.gov/circs/circ03.pdf
says
"The notice for visually perceptible copies should contain three elements. They should appear together or in close proximity on the copies. The elements are:
1 The symbol C (the letter C in a circle), or the word "Copyright," or the abbreviation "Copr."; and
(A or B) is true even if A is true and B is true. :-P Regards Hartmut
2 The year of first publication. <snip>
3 The name of the owner of copyright in the work, <snip>"
Note that 1 says C OR word "Copyright", not AND.
And I'm not sure that (c) == C - so why not keep it simple and just write
Copyright Paul A. Bristow 2008
Paul
--- Paul A Bristow Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB +44 1539561830 & SMS, Mobile +44 7714 330204 & SMS pbristow@hetp.u-net.com
-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Paul A Bristow Sent: 02 April 2008 09:40 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] Clarification: Removing copyright symbols fromfiles.....
-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Marshall Clow Sent: 01 April 2008 23:57 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: [boost] Clarification: Removing copyright symbols from files.....
At 3:48 PM -0700 4/1/08, Marshall Clow (me!) wrote:
Unless anyone objects, I am going to remove the copyright symbol "C" from source and header files (in response to support request #597). I will not touch anything that's not in a comment. ;-)
It looks like about 37 header files, and 24 source files.
I'll do this tonight, unless anyone objects.
Example transformation: In file "boost/archive/detail/auto_link_archive.hpp", on line #12: // C Copyright Robert Ramey 2004 will become: // (c) Copyright Robert Ramey 2004
A clarification, before anyone panics - I am not going to remove people's copyright statements from the source.
All I'm going to do is remove the non-ASCII symbol "C", and replace it with the (just as legally binding, at least in the US) string "(c)".
I thought we had established that the (c) sign wasn't necessary at all?
Just saying 'copyright' does the business?
Yours IANALly
Paul
--- Paul A Bristow Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB +44 1539561830 & SMS, Mobile +44 7714 330204 & SMS pbristow@hetp.u-net.com
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-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Hartmut Kaiser Sent: 03 April 2008 01:00 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] Clarification: Removing copyright symbols fromfiles.....
www.copyright.gov/circs/circ03.pdf
says
"The notice for visually perceptible copies should contain three elements. They should appear together or in close proximity on the copies. The elements are:
1 The symbol C (the letter C in a circle), or the word "Copyright," or the abbreviation "Copr."; and
(A or B) is true even if A is true and B is true. :-P
You are obviously a 'belt and braces' man ;-) Paul --- Paul A Bristow Prizet Farmhouse, Kendal, Cumbria UK LA8 8AB +44 1539561830 & SMS, Mobile +44 7714 330204 & SMS pbristow@hetp.u-net.com
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