From: Akira Kyle <akira@akirakyle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>,
Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>,
Emacs developers <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: On Contributing To Emacs
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2022 13:52:15 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAPWcbYEpx92TUqs=QVxR0pFoMayEUD1Bq3LwEPGtORFZad70BA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83wnjlgs4b.fsf@gnu.org>
On Fri, Dec 31, 2021 at 12:17 AM Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
>
> > Based on the initial reactions to my original mail, it seems emacs
> > is not ready to even make such a reevaluation.
>
> That'd be one interpretation of what you read, but it isn't the only
> one. Nor is it the most friendly one, frankly.
>
Sorry for my initial uncharitable view of how emacs-devel thinks about this.
> The truth is that we reevaluate this as much as other projects do (how
> else would a reasonable person react when he or she reads the
> discussions like those that happened recently on GCC and glibc
> lists?), we just conclude that the policy should not change, because
> the alternatives propose for the copyright assignment are worse than
> what we have.
I was not aware that GCC had even changed its process until this email
thread. The little bit I've read so far about that change does make me
better understand the attitudes people have here towards the topic. I
do hope there may still be ways of improving the current process emacs
uses for assigments.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-01-01 20:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 154+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-12-28 12:03 On Contributing To Emacs xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-28 12:13 ` Po Lu
2021-12-28 12:35 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-28 19:02 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-12-29 0:37 ` Po Lu
2021-12-29 11:36 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-29 11:41 ` Po Lu
2021-12-29 12:39 ` Óscar Fuentes
2021-12-29 13:04 ` Po Lu
2021-12-29 13:39 ` Óscar Fuentes
2021-12-29 13:46 ` Po Lu
2021-12-29 14:06 ` Óscar Fuentes
2021-12-29 20:19 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-12-30 1:05 ` Po Lu
2021-12-30 10:12 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-12-30 10:27 ` Po Lu
2021-12-29 15:16 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-12-29 15:45 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-29 17:11 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-30 1:09 ` Po Lu
2021-12-30 13:50 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-12-30 14:00 ` Po Lu
2021-12-30 14:50 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-12-31 0:45 ` Po Lu
2021-12-31 0:49 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-12-31 1:12 ` Po Lu
2021-12-31 1:22 ` Dmitry Gutov
2022-01-01 7:07 ` Sean Whitton
2022-01-01 17:38 ` Stefan Monnier
2022-01-01 19:01 ` Debian's use of debbugs (was Re: On Contributing To Emacs) Sean Whitton
2022-01-01 21:01 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-12-31 4:24 ` On Contributing To Emacs Richard Stallman
2021-12-31 4:44 ` Po Lu
2021-12-28 12:53 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-28 12:57 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-28 17:21 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-12-29 4:51 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-29 14:41 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-12-30 0:15 ` Akira Kyle
2021-12-30 6:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-30 10:01 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-30 10:27 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-12-30 10:43 ` Po Lu
2021-12-30 11:20 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-12-30 11:35 ` Po Lu
2021-12-31 1:31 ` Tim Cross
[not found] ` <87ee5teaty.fsf@dick>
2021-12-31 3:33 ` Tim Cross
2021-12-31 4:41 ` Po Lu
2021-12-31 3:41 ` Po Lu
2021-12-30 11:56 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-31 4:25 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-30 12:05 ` Óscar Fuentes
2021-12-30 11:51 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-30 12:09 ` Stefan Kangas
2022-01-01 20:42 ` Rudolf Adamkovič
2022-01-02 7:01 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-30 20:17 ` Akira Kyle
2021-12-30 21:01 ` Theodor Thornhill
2021-12-31 0:54 ` Po Lu
2021-12-31 7:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-31 7:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-01-01 20:52 ` Akira Kyle [this message]
2021-12-30 21:23 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-30 23:40 ` Akira Kyle
2021-12-31 4:27 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-31 4:27 ` Richard Stallman
2022-01-01 21:08 ` Akira Kyle
2022-01-02 7:02 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-30 4:28 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-29 5:27 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-12-29 6:05 ` Ihor Radchenko
2021-12-29 9:33 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-12-29 11:12 ` Ihor Radchenko
2021-12-29 12:24 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-12-29 12:58 ` Ihor Radchenko
2021-12-29 13:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-29 13:59 ` Ihor Radchenko
2021-12-29 15:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-29 15:12 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-12-29 17:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-29 17:13 ` Christopher Dimech
2021-12-29 20:19 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-12-29 15:48 ` Ihor Radchenko
2021-12-29 17:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-29 23:52 ` Tim Cross
2021-12-30 6:16 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-30 10:11 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-30 10:34 ` Stefan Kangas
2022-01-01 20:18 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2022-01-01 20:50 ` Stefan Kangas
2022-01-02 6:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2021-12-27 17:55 No Wayman
2021-12-28 4:21 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-26 18:46 Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-26 20:11 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-12-27 4:15 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-27 11:02 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-28 4:21 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-28 8:41 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-29 4:51 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-29 10:18 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-30 4:28 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-30 8:17 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-31 4:26 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-31 10:28 ` Philip Kaludercic
2022-01-01 4:46 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-25 18:49 xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-25 19:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-25 19:08 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-25 19:12 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-25 19:17 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-25 19:28 ` Óscar Fuentes
2021-12-25 19:44 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-25 19:57 ` Óscar Fuentes
2021-12-25 20:18 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-25 20:26 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-25 21:53 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-12-26 6:15 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-27 4:14 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-26 6:28 ` Po Lu
2021-12-26 6:56 ` Ihor Radchenko
2021-12-26 7:34 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-27 4:14 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-27 5:04 ` Po Lu
2021-12-26 7:50 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-26 20:40 ` Rudolf Adamkovič
2021-12-26 21:06 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-26 21:33 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-12-27 4:15 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-27 10:27 ` Philip Kaludercic
[not found] ` <E1n23zG-0007jQ-Bz@fencepost.gnu.org>
[not found] ` <878rw5kteb.fsf@posteo.net>
[not found] ` <E1n2QwI-0008I7-Ny@fencepost.gnu.org>
2021-12-29 10:42 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-30 4:28 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-27 14:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-27 14:27 ` Thierry Volpiatto
2021-12-27 14:36 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-27 21:27 ` Rudolf Adamkovič
2021-12-28 3:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-12-26 15:30 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-12-26 15:29 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-12-26 20:55 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-26 21:11 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-26 22:55 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-27 4:15 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-26 21:21 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-27 4:15 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-27 10:24 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-27 20:16 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-12-26 21:48 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-12-26 22:11 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-12-26 22:15 ` xenodasein--- via Emacs development discussions.
2021-12-27 4:15 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-27 10:43 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-12-28 4:21 ` Richard Stallman
2021-12-28 5:05 ` LdBeth
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