From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lute Kamstra Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: How to check copyright assignment papers? Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 15:01:19 +0200 Organization: CWI, Amsterdam Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <87d6fqcyid.fsf@gnu.org> <20030801.114315.85709972.wl@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1059897153 12121 80.91.224.253 (3 Aug 2003 07:52:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 07:52:33 +0000 (UTC) Cc: alex@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Sun Aug 03 09:52:47 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19jDfb-0003Ny-00 for ; Sun, 03 Aug 2003 09:52:47 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 19jDj8-0004Sx-00 for ; Sun, 03 Aug 2003 09:56:27 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19jCUh-0001Km-Vb for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Sun, 03 Aug 2003 02:37:27 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.20) id 19jCHj-0006y0-Pr for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 03 Aug 2003 02:24:03 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.20) id 19jBMm-0001xf-E7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 03 Aug 2003 01:25:43 -0400 Original-Received: from [192.16.191.9] (helo=bacchus.cwi.nl) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 19iZX7-0002VV-3k; Fri, 01 Aug 2003 09:01:21 -0400 Original-Received: from occarina.pna.cwi.nl (occarina.pna.cwi.nl [192.16.184.200]) by bacchus.cwi.nl with ESMTP id PAA27974 for ; Fri, 1 Aug 2003 15:01:19 +0200 (MEST) Original-Received: (from lute@localhost) by occarina.pna.cwi.nl (8.12.8/8.12.5) id h71D1JNI003047; Fri, 1 Aug 2003 15:01:19 +0200 X-Authentication-Warning: occarina.pna.cwi.nl: lute set sender to Lute.Kamstra@cwi.nl using -f Original-To: Werner LEMBERG In-Reply-To: <20030801.114315.85709972.wl@gnu.org> (Werner LEMBERG's message of "Fri, 01 Aug 2003 11:43:15 +0200 (CEST)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) Original-Lines: 24 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:15786 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:15786 Werner LEMBERG writes: >>>> What is the best way for me to check if a person has signed >>>> copyright papers for Emacs (and which kind of papers) in case I >>>> want to apply a patch of that person? >>> >>> Connect to fencepost and read or grep copyright.list: >>> >>> grep Hannu /gd/gnuorg/copyright.list >> >> Ah, so I would need an account on fencepost. Hmm, maybe I'll just >> ask someone who does when the occasion arises. > > Any reason why this file isn't available from public FTP somewhere > in the GNU hierarchy? Downloading this file from a local mirror of > GNU here in Europe is usually *much* faster than logging into > fencepost. Only people developing GNU software have legitimate reasons to access this information. It is good practice not to share it with others. I mean, would you expect your employer to hand over it's personnel administration to anyone asking for it? Lute.