[jira] [Commented] (MCOMPILER-380) docs claim copyright for future years

[Bernhard M. Wiedemann (JIRA)]

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Bernhard M. Wiedemann commented on MCOMPILER-380:
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The goal of reproducible builds is to be able to get from a given source + 
toolchain to the same binaries anytime and anywhere. This allows people to 
independently verify that published binaries indeed are what they are meant to 
be.

See [https://reproducible-builds.org/] for details.

 

Apart from that, having today's software claiming copyright for 2034 is 
questionable from a legal point of view, because it requires authors to author 
something copyright-worthy.

There are more reproducible-builds issues with maven-compiler-plugin, but I 
just wanted to start with something easy.

> docs claim copyright for future years
> -------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: MCOMPILER-380
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCOMPILER-380
>             Project: Maven Compiler Plugin
>          Issue Type: Bug
>    Affects Versions: 3.8.0
>            Reporter: Bernhard M. Wiedemann
>            Priority: Minor
>             Fix For: waiting-for-feedback
>
>
> While working on reproducible builds for openSUSE, I found that
> building the maven-compiler-plugin package in 2034, claimed copyright for 
> future years.
> One simple fix could be to instead use the mtime of some file that is 
> unlikely to be touched during build (e.g. ChangeLog). Or just use a constant.
> A copyright 2019 will remain correct and effective even in 2050.
>  
> Diff:
>  
> {{--- 
> old//usr/share/javadoc/maven-compiler-plugin/org/apache/maven/plugin/compiler/TestCompilerMojo.html
>  2019-04-09 14:24:53.465960240 +0000}}
> {{+++ 
> new//usr/share/javadoc/maven-compiler-plugin/org/apache/maven/plugin/compiler/TestCompilerMojo.html
>  2019-04-09 14:24:53.473960286 +0000}}
> {{@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@}}
> {{ <!-- ======== END OF BOTTOM NAVBAR ======= -->}}
> {{ </nav>}}
> {{-<p class="legalCopy"><small>Copyright &#169; 2001&#x2013;2019 <a 
> href="https://www.apache.org/";>The Apache Software Foundation</a>. All rights 
> reserved.</small></p>}}
> {{+<p class="legalCopy"><small>Copyright &#169; 2001&#x2013;2034 <a 
> href="https://www.apache.org/";>The Apache Software Foundation</a>. All rights 
> reserved.</small></p>}}



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