From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Artur Malabarba Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: ELPA policy Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 00:49:01 +0000 Message-ID: References: <87ziyuaqhl.fsf@petton.fr> <5640C6A0.5010709@yandex.ru> <83twovm9es.fsf@gnu.org> <868u65afvh.fsf@stephe-leake.org> <87lha5snji.fsf@isaac.fritz.box> <87d1vhsmuj.fsf@isaac.fritz.box> <878u65slue.fsf@isaac.fritz.box> <874mgtsjwn.fsf@isaac.fritz.box> <867flp8nb7.fsf@stephe-leake.org> <9e33129a-07d0-4abe-a94e-32d6d881519b@default> <86bnb06g7g.fsf@stephe-leake.org> Reply-To: bruce.connor.am@gmail.com NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1141ffcaf114cb0524616c4a X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1447375768 3059 80.91.229.3 (13 Nov 2015 00:49:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 00:49:28 +0000 (UTC) Cc: John Wiegley , stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org, Drew Adams , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Richard Stallman Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 13 01:49:23 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Zx2YL-0001Ui-1B for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2015 01:49:21 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:50463 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zx2YK-0006iB-Dq for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:49:20 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:59522) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zx2Y5-0006hC-65 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:49:06 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zx2Y4-0003oY-7s for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:49:05 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-lf0-x233.google.com ([2a00:1450:4010:c07::233]:34667) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zx2Y2-0003oA-Kk; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:49:02 -0500 Original-Received: by lffu14 with SMTP id u14so44168679lff.1; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:49:01 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:reply-to:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=vmwNijwn2nzZCNkE6IP051JWCztt0B5dbADMCwYeiXQ=; b=Di9izYTJ2PZGEQDKNqwig4hHb8NFrVRRwJYW3nGguBFSb8sRYJ5wsVENN66ASaDDrw 03wSrzbvV9mGE/z+GplKoorqpsZP9viQZqkQfmd2AbPotl3XoiHd69HPvkcJG5Yaq9GC Y6LJu9+onBcs5w/rmiEkQz2C8zmBh7ScslUwY86Za/JhfSqHi9Jm2ebk0wdtQ4XPckVg iUsXTMpYc/J9IpOrls50jlygTQI2UDI0xSnW+X3cRpU6l8oqyjDBlhE194XgRoeDIqhY vBj0synh0ed0t54uJQncxI9Y7ll4d6zC/5o+b3Njy/Bl+7qjoH0Bg3yBbetab5ciTMr+ UXnA== X-Received: by 10.25.212.8 with SMTP id l8mr8762259lfg.118.1447375741717; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:49:01 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.112.63.70 with HTTP; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:49:01 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.112.63.70 with HTTP; Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:49:01 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: X-Google-Sender-Auth: PWJd2dY9lLLgR4CG_x_vT2QvSAA X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:4010:c07::233 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:194308 Archived-At: --001a1141ffcaf114cb0524616c4a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On 12 Nov 2015 10:34 pm, "Richard Stallman" 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) --001a1141ffcaf114cb0524616c4a Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On 12 Nov 2015 10:34 pm, "Richard Stallman" <rms@gnu.org> wrote:
> =C2=A0 > 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 cha= nges
> via Git.
>
> Whichever method he uses, he technically could install code written by=
> others whom we don't have papers for.=C2=A0 If we permit him to us= e Git to
> install changes, that entails trusting him to handle this
> responsibility.=C2=A0 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 emplo= yed as a general elpa mechanism. Of course we trust Drew, but would it be a= cceptable to use such a script with other people who submit packages to Elp= a? (assuming the author has assigned copyright)

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