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Remove date from all copyright statements#162

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stevemullerworth:dedate_copyright
Oct 24, 2025
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Remove date from all copyright statements#162
Mike Hobson (mike-hobson) merged 2 commits intoMetOffice:mainfrom
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Description

Remove the year from all copyright statements, and update the style guide appropriately.

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Would it be appropriate to create a unique copyright file and include that file at the top instead of repeating the text in many places?

.. include:: copyright.rst

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Scrollathon!

It all looks good to me. Just the removal of the dates and one change to the advice.

@mike-hobson Mike Hobson (mike-hobson) merged commit 873d45c into MetOffice:main Oct 24, 2025
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@mike-hobson Mike Hobson (mike-hobson) deleted the dedate_copyright branch October 24, 2025 13:34
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