On Monday, January 29, 2024 10:43:04 AM CET Harald Sitter wrote: > do we really need it? > > systemd for example only has a spdx license header, resulting in much > tidier file headers. > > I entirely fail to understand why we need to slap a FileCopyrightText > on files. The copyright surely applies whether or not I put the > FileCopyrightText there. The list is also just about always > incomplete, further calling its use into question. Not to mention that > it is annoying book keeping of information that is already available > in git. > > Can someone shed some light on this?
The reuse FAQ has an entry about why only keeping the copyright information in git is a bad idea: https://reuse.software/faq/#vcs-copyright Also when copying file between repo, the git history for that file is often lost. Cheers, Carl > > HS