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+++ b/README
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ This web page gives detailed information on how to report bugs properly.
 The GNU C Library is free software.  See the file COPYING.LIB for copying
 conditions, and LICENSES for notices about a few contributions that require
 these additional notices to be distributed.  License copyright years may be
-listed using range notation, e.g., 2000-2015, indicating that every year in
+listed using range notation, e.g., 1996-2015, indicating that every year in
 the range, inclusive, is a copyrightable year that would otherwise be listed
 individually.