From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Geoffrey Teale 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 12:44:55 +0100 Message-ID: References: <20150312111214.GA531@apertron.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113d2994a63620051115e983 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1426177450 17923 80.91.229.3 (12 Mar 2015 16:24:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 16:24:10 +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 17:24:05 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 1YW5u0-0005fg-BA for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 17:24:04 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:32857 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YW5tz-00019t-O0 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:24:03 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:59823) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YW1Xu-00066s-4R for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 07:45:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YW1Xs-0004DL-Ho for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 07:44:57 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-ob0-x22b.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22b]:33409) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YW1Xs-0004D9-B8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 07:44:56 -0400 Original-Received: by obcvb8 with SMTP id vb8so14533425obc.0 for ; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 04:44:55 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=/RLzWgy/FaGhEdMGp3jey4xTQfE7oLPc0VnAYfIBbfs=; b=nbElz2gUadnTELJi4PPqlDSVjazpl2WmFhHmBSPXjSJ+5MCiGK8bnCfSTb+3uQ0aiJ bJKBbqGoDv56OxjUHdasQyhhKTcMhTRmxOxvIEMO6MuWUDBqVEihBBrQJvZwK1Q5IC/h vMwyJer4v9UwLuXtHniYMcTtucvb4ze4SMA1KQlLqukU/fo196sJ8SPeTPp1GGndYl5L ovztie0ZvN4xgg59Gbr88JB7wjUkZWX+BhqbvcEiC7ARmg8AL/0sztDZnqrLON7SIjnp lS1cgfmMleppdiyAEYTg2ga6S9PCxmkSpzoHpDixEaSqyLy49zno/QQ+cjrcUBhsbWVA i6Qg== X-Received: by 10.202.210.215 with SMTP id j206mr2931310oig.131.1426160695517; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 04:44:55 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.202.49.87 with HTTP; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 04:44:55 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.202.49.87 with HTTP; Thu, 12 Mar 2015 04:44:55 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20150312111214.GA531@apertron.net> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22b X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 12:23:48 -0400 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:183828 Archived-At: --001a113d2994a63620051115e983 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Zack, Minors are not legally excluded from creating, selling or attributing copyrighted works, so you should be fine. -- Geoff On Mar 12, 2015 12:12 PM, "Zack Piper" wrote: > If you think this is a "troll", please disregard this email. > > I'm curious as to what GNU (and Emacs developers) feel about a 14 year old > (such as my self) being able to contribute to the Emacs project. > > - Is there an age limit? > - Is it possible for somebody in the UK to sign FSF papers electronically. > ( says that "Copyright > assignment is a simple process. If you live in the US, you can do it > entirely electronically. We can help you get started, and answer any > questions you may have (or point you to the people with the answers), at > the emacs-devel@gnu.org mailing list."), but I live in the UK, if it > isn't, I'll ask my parents. > > As said, I'm just curious as I feel I have yet to obtain enough knowledge > to be able to contribute "properly" (i.e: I don't know enough LISP/C). > > -- > Zack Piper > > --001a113d2994a63620051115e983 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Zack,

Minors are not legally excluded from creating, selling or attributing co= pyrighted works, so you should be fine.

--
Geoff

On Mar 12, 2015 12:12 PM, "Zack Piper"= <zack@apertron.net> wrote:<= br type=3D"attribution">
If you think this is= a "troll", please disregard this email.

I'm curious as to what GNU (and Emacs developers) feel about a 14 year = old (such as my self) being able to contribute to the Emacs project.

- Is there an age limit?
- Is it possible for somebody in the UK to sign FSF papers electronically. = (<http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/CONTRIBUTE> says that "C= opyright assignment is a simple process.=C2=A0 If you live in the US, you c= an do it entirely electronically.=C2=A0 We can help you get started, and an= swer any questions you may have (or point you to the people with the answer= s), at the emacs-devel@gnu.org m= ailing list."), but I live in the UK, if it isn't, I'll ask my= parents.

As said, I'm just curious as I feel I have yet to obtain enough knowled= ge to be able to contribute "properly" (i.e: I don't know eno= ugh LISP/C).

--
Zack Piper <zack@apertron.net&g= t;

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