On 12 Nov 2015 10:34 pm, "Richard Stallman" <rms@gnu.org> wrote:
>   > Richard, do think such as system would be viable copyright-wise?
>
> In terms of copyright, there is no difference between the system I
> proposed (installing what Drew puts in certain web pages) and the
> method Drew doesn't like, which is for him to install the same changes
> via Git.
>
> Whichever method he uses, he technically could install code written by
> others whom we don't have papers for.  If we permit him to use Git to
> install changes, that entails trusting him to handle this
> responsibility.  If we can trust him to do it with one method, we can
> trust him to do it with the other method.

I'm trying to determine whether this method can be employed as a general
elpa mechanism. Of course we trust Drew, but would it be acceptable to use
such a script with other people who submit packages to Elpa? (assuming the
author has assigned copyright)