Re: On Contributing To Emacs

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Dec 30, 2021, 09:29 by eliz@gnu.org:

> The word "shame" doesn't belong here IMO, or at least it isn't the
> copyright assignment process that should be ashamed.  Blame the
> ridiculous software copyright issues and large corporations that are
> behind those, and also dishonest people and companies which use free
> software without making their code freely available.
>
> Saying "it's a shame" that assignment process is needed and is in some
> cases legally complicated is like blaming the traffic lights for
> turning red at times.  It's not the traffic light that should be
> blamed, it's the chaos that would ensue if the traffic laws were not
> in place and enforced.
>
> Of course, speeding up the assignment process is a worthy goal, but
> some things cannot be sped up beyond some limit, and if people and
> organizations should be involved that are not the FSF staff, we cannot
> in good faith blame the FSF staff for having to wait for those other
> people to get their act together.
>
> In general, my advice to people who send the assignment form is to
> ping the FSF clerk after a week if they don't get any response and CC
> me.
>

+1