Hi

I noticed the copyright years of the standards and maintain manuals
hasn't been updated in a couple of years.  Was that intentional?

How about this patch?

/Simon
Index: README
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/gnustandards/gnustandards/README,v
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -p -r1.6 README
--- README	16 Nov 2017 18:29:14 -0000	1.6
+++ README	19 Jul 2025 19:47:47 -0000
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ has a GNUmakefile with assorted targets 
 gendocs.sh script, which is in Texinfo CVS on savannah, which in turn
 needs a file gendocs_template, also in Texinfo CVS:
 https://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/texinfo/util/?root=texinfo
+
+For any copyright year range specified as YYYY-ZZZZ in this package
+note that the range specifies every single year in that closed
+interval.
Index: maintain.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/gnustandards/gnustandards/maintain.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.292
diff -u -p -r1.292 maintain.texi
--- maintain.texi	22 Jun 2025 10:43:15 -0000	1.292
+++ maintain.texi	19 Jul 2025 19:47:47 -0000
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 @c For double-sided printing, uncomment:
 @c @setchapternewpage odd
 @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
-@set lastupdate June 22, 2025
+@set lastupdate July 19, 2025
 @c %**end of header
 @documentencoding UTF-8
 
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@
 @copying
 Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated @value{lastupdate}.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
-2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
-2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022
-Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1992-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
Index: standards.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/gnustandards/gnustandards/standards.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.281
diff -u -p -r1.281 standards.texi
--- standards.texi	5 Jul 2025 06:37:30 -0000	1.281
+++ standards.texi	19 Jul 2025 19:47:47 -0000
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 @setfilename standards.info
 @settitle GNU Coding Standards
 @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
-@set lastupdate July 5, 2025
+@set lastupdate July 19, 2025
 @c %**end of header
 
 @dircategory GNU organization
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@
 @copying
 The GNU coding standards, last updated @value{lastupdate}.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
-2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
-2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Free
-Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1992-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or

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