A question on correct copyright text in new files

Gustavo Romero gromero at linux.vnet.ibm.com
Wed Mar 22 21:01:40 UTC 2017


Hi,

If it's necessary to include a new file in the hotspot tree, for instance, let's
say the following files:

src/jdk.vm.ci/share/classes/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot.ppc/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/ppc/PPC64HotSpotJVMCIBackendFactory.java
src/cpu/ppc/vm/macroAssembler_ppc_sha.cpp

What would be the correct copyright in the header of these two files if the file
is contributed from (a) a person or (b) an entity that signed the OCA?

License text is kept the same (GPL v2), but besides Oracle copyright should the
author's full name [in case of (a)] or the legal entity name [in case of (b)]
be included as well? What governs the correct choice here?

Thank you!


Best regards,
Gustavo



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