From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Richard Stallman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Installing patches without getting legal papers. Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 12:18:11 -0500 Sender: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <5xfzuqqj3f.fsf@kfs2.cua.dk> <87fzup40xw.fsf@pot.cnuce.cnr.it> Reply-To: rms@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1036002395 5493 80.91.224.249 (30 Oct 2002 18:26:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 18:26:35 +0000 (UTC) Cc: storm@cua.dk, emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 186xY2-0001QT-00 for ; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 19:26:34 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 186xdF-0001ar-00 for ; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 19:31:57 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 186xXw-0008DI-00; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 13:26:28 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 186wTw-0007Lp-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 12:18:16 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10) id 186wTs-0007Jt-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 12:18:14 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 186wTr-0007Jm-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 12:18:11 -0500 Original-Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.10) id 186wTr-00030o-00; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 12:18:11 -0500 Original-To: pot@gnu.org In-reply-to: <87fzup40xw.fsf@pot.cnuce.cnr.it> (message from Francesco Potorti` on 29 Oct 2002 18:19:55 +0100) Errors-To: emacs-devel-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:8965 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:8965 > Some time ago, RMS recommanded to me that when installing _small_ > patches received from "external sources" without proper legal papers, > those changes should be marked with "(tiny change)" in the ChangeLog > [in case you want to attribute the change to the person who submitted > the patch]. Maintain.texi needs to be amended to that effect. Currently it says: Yes, it will have to be changed eventually. Right now this is still an experiment.