Re: Reason (was: Re: dropcopyright script)

[Jamie Lokier <lk@tantalophile.demon.co.uk>]

Mordechai Ovits wrote:
> > > In newer file managers, the icon of a C file is a tiny image of the first
> > > few lines of text.  If all files startt with a copyright, it's not much
> > > good.  So running this on a local, personal, tree can be a good thing.
> > 
> > Modifying the file manager to take care of that would
> > be a proper solution I think... 
> 
> hard to imagine that working for any general solution.  Better to let people
> mess with their own files using a script like the one posted.

According to GNU standards <;-)> all files should begin with a short
description of the contents of the file, 1 or 2 lines long.  The
copyright notice comes next.  Surely that's enough to identify an icon?

-- Jamie