# File Headers

To make the files clean we use a standard format for new file headers.

XXXX = start year
YYYY = active year

**Stand alone code from AzerothCore (No previous code from anyone):**

```cpp
/*
 * Copyright (C) 2016+     AzerothCore <www.azerothcore.org>, released under GNU AGPL v3 license, you may redistribute it and/or modify it under version 3 of the License, or (at your option), any later version.
 */
```

**With previous code from external sources or developers:**

```cpp
/*
 * Copyright (C) 2016+     AzerothCore <www.azerothcore.org>, released under GNU GPL v3 license, you may redistribute it and/or modify it under version 3 of the License, or (at your option), any later version.
 * Copyright (C) XXXX-YYYY external-teamname <url>
 */
```