Re: style(9) questions about Copyright comment

From: Mark Millard <marklmi_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:20:29 UTC 
On 8/1/26 14:43, Warner Losh wrote:
> ⁹
> 
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 12:29 PM Steve Kargl <kargls@comcast.net
> <mailto:kargls@comcast.net>> wrote:
> 
>     In reading style(9), it states the comment with the
>     the Copyright should appear as
> 
>     /*
>       * Copyright (c) 1984-2025 John Q. Public
>       *
>       * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
>       */
> 
>     which appears contrary with regards to practice.  The
>     opening line for a Copyright comment contains a minus
>     sign, i.e.,
> 
>     /*-
>       * Copyright (c) 1984-2025 John Q. Public
>       *
>       * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
>       */
> 
>     Should style(9) be fixed?
> 
> 
> No. Both orders are common.
> 
> I just updated and consolidated out copyright and licensing stuff too.
> 
> https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/license-guide/ <https://
> docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/license-guide/>

FYI:
I happened to notice a typo on that page when I just looked: Idnetifier

> 
> I think things are consistent now, but if I've missed anything please
> let me know. 
> 
> Warner
> 
>     -- 
>     steve
> 


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