Re: Years in copyright notices

[Jan D.]

> One reason we don't always add a year when making a change is that we
> don't add a year when only small changes are made during that year.
> That means that people making small changes in a file often don't
> check to see whether the changes in the current year are enough to
> justify adding the year.

What is a "small change", 3-4 lines changed?  And do many small changes
eventually become a big change that needs to change the year?

> Does anyone want to help in this process of adding the years
> that should be added?

Is it enough to compare the file now with the version for the previous
year and count changed and added lines, or is a more manual comparison
needed?

        Jan D.