Update COPYING.txt

[jdfreder]

From the dev meeting, March 20, 2014

We should use this header or something similar for source files:

# Copyright (c) IPython Development Team.
# Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.

[jdfreder]

Related question: If we use a copyright string like the one mentioned above, should we still use the horizontal breaks made of dashes to separate code regions, i.e.

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Classes
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

[ellisonbg]

I think that kind of formatting is completely optional. These days I find
myself writing shorter files and not dividing code using banners like that,
but occasionally, it is nice to add formatting to code to help readability.
I don't think any action is needed on this front.

On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Jonathan Frederic <
notifications@github.com> wrote:

Related question: If we use a copyright string like the one mentioned
above, should we still use the horizontal breaks made of dashes to separate
code regions, i.e.

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Classes#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/5425#issuecomment-38600298
.

Brian E. Granger
Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
bgranger@calpoly.edu and ellisonbg@gmail.com

[jdfreder]

I don't think any action is needed on this front.

But the date & names in COPYING.txt should still be updated, right?

[ellisonbg]

Yes

On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Jonathan Frederic <
notifications@github.com> wrote:

I don't think any action is needed on this front.

But the date & names in COPYING.txt should still be updated, right?

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/5425#issuecomment-38601673
.

Brian E. Granger
Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
bgranger@calpoly.edu and ellisonbg@gmail.com