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That's all we know. X-Spam_score_int: -17 X-Spam_score: -1.8 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.8 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN=0.001, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.249, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=_AUTOLEARN X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:250732 Archived-At: On 18.05.2020 08:56, Philippe Vaucher wrote: > I just had to sign something online and I wonder if Emacs copyright > assignments could not use the same mechanism. > > It was done with Adobe Sign, basically it displayed a PDF to me in my > browser and I could sign by writing on my keyboard (displayed using a > "hand-written" font), draw with my mouse, or import an image of my > signature (or even use my mobile device). > > I don't think we need that much options (just type on keyboard), but > surely something similar is doable using only GNU tools no? If you can > reduce the "print - sign - scan - email" cycle to "browse online and > click" I suspect a lot more people would agree to bother with the > copyright assignments. IIRC US and German citizens can sign the copyright assignment electronically (no snail mail involved). Citizens of other countries can't do that yet.