Perl-Toolchain-Gang / Software-License

perl representation of common software licenses
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Something can have multiple copyright holders and this should be supported. #79

Open afresh1 opened 3 years ago

afresh1 commented 3 years ago

Copyright on something like a dist can be complex, but one issue is that different parts can have different copyright holders, especially as perl modules change hands and have multiple authors. It would be nice if this were supported.

This software is Copyright (c) 2013 - 2014 by Big Bird <bird@example.com>.
This software is Copyright (c) 2014 - 2019 by Elmo <elmo@example.net>.
This software is Copyright (c) 2019 by Oscar the Grouch <grouchy@example.trash>.
This software is Copyright (c) 2019 - 2021 by Sesame Street, Inc.
Leont commented 3 years ago

Yes that is useful