diff --git a/libbb/parse_number.c b/libbb/parse_number.c
index c90511d..755a357 100644
--- a/libbb/parse_number.c
+++ b/libbb/parse_number.c
@@ -2,27 +2,23 @@
 /*
  * Utility routines.
  *
- * Copyright (C) tons of folks.  Tracking down who wrote what
- * isn't something I'm going to worry about...  If you wrote something
- * here, please feel free to acknowledge your work.
+ * Copyright (C) many different people.  If you wrote this, please
+ * acknowledge your work.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  * (at your option) any later version.
  *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
  * General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
- *
- * Based in part on code from sash, Copyright (c) 1999 by David I. Bell 
- * Permission has been granted to redistribute this code under the GPL.
- *
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
+ * USA
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>