From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Sean Allred Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Is it possible for a 14 year old in the UK to be able to contribute to Emacs? Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:56:51 -0500 Message-ID: <94295291-4FE2-4ECE-A30B-72DC5577CC65@seanallred.com> References: <20150312111214.GA531@apertron.net> <20150312205000.GA19134@apertron.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2070.6\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1426193853 5707 80.91.229.3 (12 Mar 2015 20:57:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 20:57:33 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Zack Piper Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Mar 12 21:57:24 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YWAAT-0005gh-Gm for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 21:57:21 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:33968 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YWAAS-0007Zd-Qx for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 16:57:20 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:56195) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YWAA8-0007Wm-58 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 16:57:01 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YWAA3-0002i5-7e for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 16:57:00 -0400 Original-Received: from sub4.mail.dreamhost.com ([69.163.253.135]:59982 helo=homiemail-a64.g.dreamhost.com) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YWAA2-0002ho-VL for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 16:56:55 -0400 Original-Received: from homiemail-a64.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a64.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7815A4380A0; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:56:52 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=seanallred.com; h= content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; s= seanallred.com; bh=sByfAjZeJBNsrdM/KIZPmeheN5U=; b=IJzqDH3bOOqsH Vgu7VJPLiwsMDIIKpKBkctdDwn9F3WAOYgwfxRjQDCsCfXNkAGEnbO5rLeqG5tdw ukd8QmVONxW9OBqW6SOC70ExKV7GPVcEFKaUsxaIdUGR5qwPtOTvryh+/9XnCiPy LliMWqPw0LElI4DUJzNmR7pnZa29AY= Original-Received: from [10.105.146.233] (pat-wlanguest-e.epic.com [199.204.56.144]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: code@seanallred.com) by homiemail-a64.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1CA7A43808B; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 13:56:52 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20150312205000.GA19134@apertron.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.2070.6) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Windows NT kernel [generic] [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 69.163.253.135 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:183833 Archived-At: On Mar 12, 2015, at 3:50 PM, Zack Piper wrote: >> No, but I think we will need your parent's signature on the >> copyright papers. >=20 > I see. I'll try and convince them. Thanks! It=E2=80=99ll be important to your parents that they understand what=E2=80= =99s going on (and what isn=E2=80=99t going on) when you contribute code = to FSF projects (e.g. Emacs). Try to anticipate the questions they=E2=80=99= ll ask: - who owns your work, what obligations you have (or don=E2=80=99t have) = after contributing - how you may (or may not) be held liable for what you write - etc. They=E2=80=99re important questions any concerned and attentive parent = would ask. Best of luck, -Sean=