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Re: [ECOS] Re: eCosCentric copyright hold in headers


Should we propose what the new banner looks like?

Is the basic format of the current banner  OK?

--- ChangeLog   2004-04-08 16:12:54.000000000 +0200
+++ ChangeLog.new       2004-04-08 16:17:45.000000000 +0200
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // -------------------------------------------
 // This file is part of eCos, the Embedded Configurable Operating System.
 // Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Red Hat, Inc.
+// Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 //
 // eCos is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 // the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
@@ -26,9 +27,6 @@
 //
 // This exception does not invalidate any other reasons why a work based on
 // this file might be covered by the GNU General Public License.
-//
-// Alternative licenses for eCos may be arranged by contacting Red Hat, Inc.
-// at http://sources.redhat.com/ecos/ecos-license/
 // -------------------------------------------
 //####ECOSGPLCOPYRIGHTEND####
 //===========================================================================

The last bit clearly wants to go since its not been true for a long
while.

Should the original RedHat Copyright line be deleted as well? I guess
leaving it could confuse people into thinking the files are still
copyright RedHat as well as being FSF.. 

          Andrew


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