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> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Date: Sun, 10 May 2020 23:39:49 -0400
> Cc: cpitclaudel@gmail.com, rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> we should seek assignments eagerly but in a non-blocking way

What does it mean in practice?  If you accept code without the
assignment, why would anyone make the effort to see the legal
paperwork through, or even start it?  It's an annoyance, and people
tend to avoid annoyances as much as they can.

It won't work.