From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Nick Roberts Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: tutorial or guidebook text for some complex topics Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:13:43 +1300 Message-ID: <17725.23223.572953.360702@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> References: <17725.18491.402400.96777@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1161649046 5709 80.91.229.2 (24 Oct 2006 00:17:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:17:26 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs-Devel Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Oct 24 02:17:22 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gc9yn-0002DD-DW for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:17:17 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gc9ym-00030J-JB for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:17:16 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Gc9ya-0002zx-Vt for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:17:05 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Gc9yZ-0002zb-Ha for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:17:04 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gc9yZ-0002zY-EO for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:17:03 -0400 Original-Received: from [202.37.101.8] (helo=viper.snap.net.nz) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1Gc9yY-0003Mw-Tt for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:17:03 -0400 Original-Received: from kahikatea.snap.net.nz (p202-124-124-141.snap.net.nz [202.124.124.141]) by viper.snap.net.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7DCF7BD2F4; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:16:59 +1300 (NZDT) Original-Received: by kahikatea.snap.net.nz (Postfix, from userid 500) id 4E48DBE3D1; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:13:44 +1300 (NZDT) Original-To: "Drew Adams" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: VM 7.19 under Emacs 22.0.50.2 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:61084 Archived-At: Drew Adams writes: > > IIUC, GNU does not want to take the chance that an employer > > might claim that a contribution was made in the context of > > employment. > > If Oracle are paying you to work on Emacs or even write a > tutorial or guidebook on it, I can see there might be a problem. > If your work for them is not related to Emacs then I can't. > It would be highly unusual for them to specify > what you do outside work. > > This is a sidebar, distracting from the real thread. I will respond, but I > don't want to extend the discussion. My aim is to stop `the real thread' as I don't find it appropriate to continually suggest tasks, especially complex ones for after the release, when you have no intention of doing them yourself. In my opinion, its a distraction for those who are contributing. However, I'm sure Richard won't agree with me, as the convenience of developers seems to come last on his list. > My work is not related to Emacs. My employer specifies nothing about what I > do outside work. The company is simply unwilling to sign any papers, > probably thinking that there is nothing to be gained. And doesn't need to then if you contribute outside work. > I imagine that some > other large companies might have similar policies - lawyers run the show, to > some extent. I imagine some people who work for them do contribute to Emacs in their own capacity. -- Nick http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob