Re: [PATCH rdma-core] libibumad/sysfs.h: Add copyright

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On 10/18/2016 3:07 PM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 02:53:44PM -0400, Hal Rosenstock wrote:
>> On 10/18/2016 2:43 PM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>>> That seems like an odd copyright statement for a file that I created..
>>>
>>> While the delcarations came from another file the whitespaces and
>>> oinclude headers take up just as little lines and have just as little
>>> substance..
>>
>> What's the best thing to do ?
> 
> Just not bother with copyright notices for trivial files.  E.g. we don't
> bother with one for README.md or rdma-core.spec either.

My understanding is that when a new file is originated from an existing
file that it should maintain the copyright of the original file.

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