On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:36:22 GMT, Martin Doerr <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Thanks for the feedback. I followed the current guideline at >> https://openjdk.org/guide/#copyright-headers which advises: >> >>> If your affiliation doesn’t have a copyright notice, again consult your >>> legal representative to see if you should add one. >> >> If the guideline isn't applicable or if there is a more detailed guidance on >> when Copyright header should or should not be added, I'd appreciate further >> advice. > > Here are some arguments why I wouldn't do it: > - We usually don't add Copyright headers to existing files. Only to new ones > we created. Many contributors are doing the same AFAIK. (Maybe only for very > significant contributions to a file.) > - The Linux Foundation has listed reasons "Why not list every copyright > holder?" > https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/blog/copyright-notices-in-open-source-software-projects > - OpenJDK headers say "DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE > HEADER." @TheRealMDoerr, @bulasevich, Thank you for your detailed response. I've removed these lines following your request. ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26678#discussion_r2426097487
