From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: magit copyright assignments Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:32:11 +0300 Message-ID: <8634o5fftw.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87bk31mgue.fsf@jeremybryant.net> <86frsdjm20.fsf@gnu.org> <87bk2xgh8i.fsf@jeremybryant.net> <874j8mdcht.fsf@jeremybryant.net> <86a5ieg1jb.fsf@gnu.org> <87v812bq0k.fsf@jeremybryant.net> <864j8mfvju.fsf@gnu.org> <87ed7qbfp6.fsf@jeremybryant.net> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="4438"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: rms@gnu.org, stefankangas@gmail.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Jeremy Bryant Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 19 20:11:04 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1sUs4O-0000uK-MD for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:11:04 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sUs3X-0000le-VX; Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:10:11 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sUs3W-0000lQ-U6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:10:10 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sUs3W-0003TG-C8; Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:10:10 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From:Date: mime-version; bh=WXia+yTF40vNEffgpTaoaoVLl5rxh5NaO6GMl9IfnOA=; b=eL2XffQWvH9s viG8iAjkgroFmjUm9hoRH5aFzTV1+DCljbveH/me3mm3u4VxvoKMrCVjQlv+2SZ4rtyfYPDtz9VTr lgMs/VK1jfSXY8xQhunRk++vkgb53whgTE8uzs1mYttyzklBLYg1aqJiwwz1VOmQj/0d/Nba0GZuN B/Xd5BVw6dKsB6c7BCJDFynuWtZtluDiXYjdFnJy3mVE1ZWBX4IIr4CA9n2C7uWxwWm2Ry2YbMs2Q xyQ1DYga9YILl6f/K4niY5+XPqPWkM3ZVs2yPcNQzxUakpADxyzJnJTzZH7hw4qw+DQl6EovCea08 P4Q8P0DegmaxMlOzdMv+Bg==; In-Reply-To: <87ed7qbfp6.fsf@jeremybryant.net> (message from Jeremy Bryant on Thu, 18 Jul 2024 21:36:21 +0100) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:321823 Archived-At: > From: Jeremy Bryant > Cc: rms@gnu.org, stefankangas@gmail.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org > Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 21:36:21 +0100 > > Eli Zaretskii writes: > > >> From: Jeremy Bryant > >> Cc: rms@gnu.org, stefankangas@gmail.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org > >> Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:53:31 +0100 > >> > >> It appears I didn't explain my idea clearly enough, I'll attempt to clarify. > >> > >> I am proposing a *separate*, much smaller, form, modelled on the main > >> form. A sort of 'package form'. The advantages are > >> > >> 1. The wording can be agreed in advance to be the most appropriate. > >> > >> 2. This 'package form' can be distributed by the Emacs maintainers to > >> those volunteers willing to follow-up on package assignments, and > >> everybody uses the best wording as per 1. > > > > If this is for us, then how is it different from just asking whether > > they contribute the package? The assignment form is a form because the > > FSF assignment clerk needs to collect specific information, but here > > no specific information is needed, just an informal agreement. > > > > > > IOW, why codify and formalize something that is informal to begin > > with, and a simple question to ask? > > Because, at least from my own interpretation of the thread, that by > asking the question in an imprecise manner it may not satisfy the > conditions set by the advice from the lawyer. Hence the suggestion to > formalize the question itself, even if short. > > But perhaps this is an abundance of caution on my part, I have so far limited > experience of following up contributor's assignments. IME, the exact words to reach out depend on the package and its developers, so I think it is best not to have any standard wording, but leave it to the Emacs maintainer to come up with it.