On Thu, 8 Sep 2022 08:39:21 GMT, Jaikiran Pai <j...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Actually I wrote this code in 2021. What are the official rules here, do I 
>> have to use the original date or the latest change date?
>
>> Actually I wrote this code in 2021. What are the official rules here, do I 
>> have to use the original date or the latest change date?
> 
> I remember reading it somewhere but I can't seem  to locate the text right 
> now and it isn't mentioned in the OpenJDK developer's guide either 
> https://openjdk.org/guide/.
> From what I remember, the copyright year is of the form `year1, [year2]` 
> where `year1` is the year the file was first added to the project (so in this 
> case it would be `2022`) and `year2` is the year it was last updated. That's 
> my understanding of the guidelines. Others can correct me if that isn't 
> accurate.

Correct, but **2021** is right here, as the second date (last change) is 
*optional*, and I interpret "added" as "opened pr".

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/6935

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