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Re: libtool pre-1.5b tests fail on 9 debian arches
From: |
Bob Friesenhahn |
Subject: |
Re: libtool pre-1.5b tests fail on 9 debian arches |
Date: |
Sun, 28 Sep 2003 10:17:34 -0500 (CDT) |
On Sun, 28 Sep 2003, Robert Millan wrote:
>
> Assigning copyright and being given CVS access is not necessarily related:
For any substantial updates, copyright is certainly the driving issue.
> - If you send too many patches for review without having CVS access, then you
> might consider assigning copyright so that you can send more patches for
> review.
The FSF guidelines specify allow to 14 lines of *total* contribution
from an author without copyright assignment. It doesn't take many
small patches to reach this level.
> - Sometimes GNU maintainers agree to give you CVS access before the actual
> paper signing process is complete, provided that you agree not to commit
> more code of your own than you're allowed to. (this is my current situation
> with GNU GRUB, for example).
I believe that this practice is contrary to the agreement we sign with
the FSF. If word-of-mouth and personal trust was sufficient, then
there would be no need for paper contracts. The SCO/Linux situation
is evidence that these are not minor issues.
> Scott: IMO all Debian maintainers of GNU software should do this as part of
> their maintaining task. Please request assigning copyright for past and future
> changes to libtool by emailing "address@hidden".
Very good idea. However, always keep in mind that if someone sends a
patch to a person with signed paperwork, then the recipient is not
the author of the patch and the situation has not significantly
improved.
Bob
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- Re: libtool pre-1.5b tests fail on 9 debian arches, (continued)
- Re: libtool pre-1.5b tests fail on 9 debian arches, Robert Millan, 2003/09/29
- Re: libtool pre-1.5b tests fail on 9 debian arches, Peter O'Gorman, 2003/09/27
- Re: libtool pre-1.5b tests fail on 9 debian arches, Robert Millan, 2003/09/27
- Re: libtool pre-1.5b tests fail on 9 debian arches, Scott James Remnant, 2003/09/27
- Re: libtool pre-1.5b tests fail on 9 debian arches, Robert Millan, 2003/09/27
- Re: libtool pre-1.5b tests fail on 9 debian arches, Scott James Remnant, 2003/09/27
- Re: libtool pre-1.5b tests fail on 9 debian arches, Robert Millan, 2003/09/28
- Re: libtool pre-1.5b tests fail on 9 debian arches,
Bob Friesenhahn <=
- Re: libtool pre-1.5b tests fail on 9 debian arches, Robert Millan, 2003/09/28
- Re: libtool pre-1.5b tests fail on 9 debian arches, Earnie Boyd, 2003/09/28
- Re: libtool pre-1.5b tests fail on 9 debian arches, Dalibor Topic, 2003/09/30