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diff --git a/man/maintaining.texi b/man/maintaining.texi index bbf56ce6818..f268c90bc31 100644 --- a/man/maintaining.texi +++ b/man/maintaining.texi @@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ one of its parent directories. A single @file{ChangeLog} file can record changes for all the files in its directory and all its subdirectories. + You should put a copyright notice and permission notice at the +end of the change log file. Here is an example: + +@example +Copyright 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are +permitted provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. +@end example + +@noindent +Of course, you should substitute the proper years and copyright holder. + A change log entry starts with a header line that contains the current date, your name, and your email address (taken from the variable @code{user-mail-address}). Aside from these header lines, |