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@dircategory GNU organization
Information for maintainers of GNU software, last updated @value{lastupdate}.
Copyright @copyright{} 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
-2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Free Software
+2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software
Foundation, Inc.
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-@file{maintain.texi} file, but if you don't have that file, you can
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If you have general questions or encounter a situation where it isn't
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@example
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+Copyright (C) @var{year1}, @var{year2}, @var{year3} @var{copyright-holder}
@end example
+The word @samp{Copyright} must always be in English, by international
+convention.
+
The @var{copyright-holder} may be the Free Software Foundation, Inc., or
someone else; you should know who is the copyright holder for your
package.
will work. For example, a program's standard @option{--version}
message should use parenthesized @samp{C} by default, though message
translations may use C-in-a-circle in locales where that symbol is
-known to work.
+known to work. Alternatively, the @samp{(C)} or C-in-a-circle can be
+omitted entirely; the word @samp{Copyright} suffices.
To update the list of year numbers, add each year in which you have
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