[gnu.org #880640] Re: copyright assignment [was: [PATCH] fix the comment at the end of _AC_FUNC_REALLOC_IF]

[Donald R Robertson III via RT]

Forgot to CC you on this:

> [donald - Fri Jan 03 10:15:57 2014]:
> 
> > address@hidden - Fri Jan 03 09:40:36 2014]:
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > can anyone gie me an update on that?
> > 
> > It's now over a year ago, and I've never heard anything back...
> > 
> > Thanks in advance
> > Adrian
> 
> I couldn't find a ticket for you Adrian, so perhaps this is in reference
> to Stefano Lattarini <address@hidden>. Stefano chose not to
> complete the assignment, as he only wants to do a blanket assignment for
> all GNU projects, which we have been advised by counsel not to do. If
> you did request assignment for yourself and it just didn't get through
> I'll send a follow up email to you with the paperwork.
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 08:57:17AM -0600, Eric Blake wrote:
> > > [moving to the maintainers list]
> > > 
> > > On 09/25/2012 08:45 AM, Eric Blake wrote:
> > > > On 09/25/2012 06:25 AM, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > > >> * lib/autoconf/functions.m4: fix the comment at the end of
> > > >> _AC_FUNC_REALLOC_IF
> > > >> ---
> > > >>  lib/autoconf/functions.m4 |    2 +-
> > > >>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks for the recent round of fixes.  This one's trivial, so I'm
> > > > pushing it; however, you have now contributed enough that you will
> need
> > > > to assign copyright to the FSF before we can take everything. 
If this
> > > > is something you are willing to pursue, I can give you more details
> > > > off-list on how to proceed.
> > > 
> > > Thanks again for contributing, but we really do need copyright papers
> > > before we can start taking all of your patches.  I didn't see your
name
> > > as a previous GNU contributor when I searched the database of
copyright
> > > assignments, so I hope that you will take us up on this opportunity.
> > > 
> > > To start the process, you can send an answer the attached questions to
> > > address@hidden; from there, they will help you determine which
papers to
> > > sign, and whether you can do things electronically or must use snail
> > > mail.  If you plan on contributing to several other GNU projects, I'd
> > > recommend filling out papers for a group of projects at once.  It
is up
> > > to you whether to keep us in cc during the process; we will ultimately
> > > hear from the FSF when it is complete.
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Eric Blake   address@hidden    +1-919-301-3266
> > > Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
> > 
> > > Please email the following information to address@hidden, and we
> > > will send you the assignment form for your past and future changes.
> > > 
> > > Please use your full legal name (in ASCII characters) as the subject
> > > line of the message.
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > REQUEST: SEND FORM FOR PAST AND FUTURE CHANGES
> > > 
> > > [What is the name of the program or package you're contributing to?]
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [Did you copy any files or text written by someone else in these
> changes?
> > > Even if that material is free software, we need to know about it.]
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [Do you have an employer who might have a basis to claim to own
> > > your changes?  Do you attend a school which might make such a claim?]
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [For the copyright registration, what country are you a citizen of?]
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [What year were you born?]
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [Please write your email address here.]
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [Please write your postal address here.]
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > [Which files have you changed so far, and which new files have you
> written
> > > so far?]
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
-- 
Sincerely,

Donald R. Robertson, III, J.D.
Copyright & Licensing Associate
Free Software Foundation
51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
Boston, MA 02110, USA
Phone +1-617-542-5942 
Fax +1-617-542-2652

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