On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 07:39:09AM -0700, Sam Hartman wrote: > > As Jonas mentions, including the years allows people to know when works > enter the public domain and the license becomes more liberal. > I think our users are better served by knowing when the Debian packaging > would enter the public domain.
If this is the intention, then including the years is pointless. Article 7 of the Berne Convention says: (1) The term of protection granted by this Convention shall be the life of the author and fifty years after his death. ... (6) The countries of the Union may grant a term of protection in excess of those provided by the preceding paragraphs. ... > --Sam cu Adrian