Change name in the startup display of the stable ROM

[lydon42]

We want to change the displayed name from
THE MEGA65 DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
to something else, so it becomes clearer that this is the stable ROM.

Also the copyright notice needs to be changed to 2022.

Current contenders are:
THE MEGA65 PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM (like C64C)
THE MEGA65 MICRO COMPUTER SYSTEM
THE MEGA65 HOME COMPUTER SYSTEM

[oe4dns]

THE MEGA65 HOME COMPUTER SYSTEM - sounds great :)

[dansanderson]

Steering Committee decision: "THE MEGA65 PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM"

diff --git a/b65.src b/b65.src
index ccc37ee..8c9774e 100644
--- a/b65.src
+++ b/b65.src
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ signon_message
    .byte code_clr
    .byte code_rvs,code_red,'                     ',code_rof,code_tri,code_cr
    .byte code_rvs,code_ora,'                  ',code_rof,code_tri
-   .byte code_def,code_tab,'     THE MEGA65 DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM',code_cr
+   .byte code_def,code_tab,'  THE MEGA65 PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM',code_cr
    .byte code_rvs,code_yel,'               ',code_rof,code_tri,code_cr
    .byte code_rvs,code_grn,'            ',code_rof,code_tri
    .byte code_def,code_tab,'     (C) 2021 MEGA, 1991 COMMODORE, 1977 MICROSOFT',code_cr

[lgblgblgb]

Btw, 2021 MEGA shouldn't be modified to 2022 MEGA since a while already? At least I assume the year is the one when it was released? Or hmm I am not sure how it should be interpreted, clearly FROM-TO year is more clear but overkill here, so I would assume this way at least.

[dansanderson]

When a work contains material published across multiple years, you can either use the earliest date (2021) or a date range (2021-2022) in the copyright notice. Using only the latest date can cause confusion if a copyright is challenged or an infringement claim must be asserted. In most countries, a work is copyright the moment it is created, though typically the date of first publication is used in the notice. The notice is there to inform others of how copyright law applies to the work (e.g. duration of the copyright), and to demonstrate that an infringer was informed of the assertion of copyright.

https://www.copyrightlaws.com/copyright-symbol-notice-year/ :

The general rule is that the year to include in a copyright notice is the year of first publication of the work. First publication is when the work is made available to the public without restriction. This includes selling a book or leaving free copies of it in a public place or posting content on your blog. Publication does not include, for example, circulating copies internally to co-workers or sending copies of a book to a publisher.

For compilations or derivative works which incorporate previously published content, the year of first publication of the compilation or derivative work is sufficient.

It's possible the license of the original Commodore ROM may specify additional terms that apply to the copyright notice. I'm not familiar with the license text. For all I know the additional mentions of Commodore and Microsoft are there just as a courtesy or tribute.

[lgblgblgb]

Aha, thanks, it's new for me, I always thought that the latest modification is the significant, especially if it's throughout years of development, "surely" not the 10-20 years ago is what you want to show. But hey, it seems I was wrong.

[dansanderson]

This has been implemented in 920377.