From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Copyright assignment and questions about package submission Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:28:51 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87pn2zcq29.fsf@dsemy.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="34380"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Daniel Semyonov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Dec 24 15:29:49 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1ksRci-0008pO-UI for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 15:29:48 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:48644 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ksRci-00030j-1H for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:29:48 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:43570) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ksRbu-0002ai-Q7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:28:58 -0500 Original-Received: from mailscanner.iro.umontreal.ca ([132.204.25.50]:55999) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ksRbs-0004Lh-6e for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:28:57 -0500 Original-Received: from pmg2.iro.umontreal.ca (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by pmg2.iro.umontreal.ca (Proxmox) with ESMTP id 4AEDE8091E; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:28:54 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from mail01.iro.umontreal.ca (unknown [172.31.2.1]) by pmg2.iro.umontreal.ca (Proxmox) with ESMTP id D23CA80662; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:28:52 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=iro.umontreal.ca; s=mail; t=1608820132; bh=riZaWY2MvjCBVZrVdt09i5ww9RSjIpv0L2LpQnAr+pY=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:References:Date:In-Reply-To:From; b=IKs8ST/jAMUJfBn57bSihB474buzfxh+NXyQrPoBFFoysMXBtYgZEOinntfgPWjqS l6A/5fs9F5/ozsvDCJirlLmfgSaPpPzVyBXcxFGveACEyUNUh/CAWnnKY5dRedF1uW aZBPnkHHzbX1/Q03LFWMA/rcqmh1WJNmlu8ejUFU2etbREsfXwEsU/fer2SWpWdauz WwM/mE1IbP1bFsOI52QdC277fMfwgk+sJPzqx+eA5icK7/uo+1O/skm/ajwKHNfQEa T7RLpGdg8WiCrG8VUgse4AsFft5k0VxT9gfbOJz7YM+EV8QRQoUwXj59KQC3tZ4NLJ zHMB7670DSqpA== Original-Received: from alfajor (unknown [104.247.243.191]) by mail01.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 9F4A812036E; Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:28:52 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <87pn2zcq29.fsf@dsemy.com> (Daniel Semyonov's message of "Thu, 24 Dec 2020 15:05:18 +0200") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=132.204.25.50; envelope-from=monnier@iro.umontreal.ca; helo=mailscanner.iro.umontreal.ca X-Spam_score_int: -42 X-Spam_score: -4.3 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.3 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no 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:261681 Archived-At: > I'd like to submit a package I've been working on for the past few weeks > to GNU ELPA (its repository can be found at sr.ht/~dsemy/swsw). Great! [ Caveat: I haven't looked at your package at all yet. ] > First of all, I haven't assigned copyright to the FSF; the manual > indicates I should ask here for the forms. Please fill the form below and send it to the FSF as instructed so they can send you the relevant paperwork to sign. > In addition, I have a few questions regarding package submission: > 1. My package contains an info node -- I currently have a Makefile which > generates the .info and dir files. When submitting the package, should I > include the .texi file used to generate the info node and a Makefile, or > the .info and dir files themselves? Nowadays the GNU ELPA script can build the .info from the .texi Notice also that you don't submit a set of files but a complete Git history (GNU ELPA is not meant as a mere distribution site, but as a development site as well), so ideally we'll just clone your main branch as-is. > 2. In the README of the GNU ELPA git repository, it is indicated that > for a multi-file package I should include a patch with my submission > email. I'll admit I'm a "casual" git user, so I'm not sure how exactly I > should generate this patch. Which branch of the repository should I base > my patch on? The README needs a lot of work, indeed, especially because we've recently changed our build scripts significantly. A Git URL is the preferred option now. Stefan Please email the following information to assign@gnu.org, and we will send you the assignment form for your past and future changes. Please use your full legal name (in ASCII characters) as the subject line of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- REQUEST: SEND FORM FOR PAST AND FUTURE CHANGES [What is the name of the program or package you're contributing to?] [Did you copy any files or text written by someone else in these changes? Even if that material is free software, we need to know about it.] [Do you have an employer who might have a basis to claim to own your changes? Do you attend a school which might make such a claim?] [For the copyright registration, what country are you a citizen of?] [What year were you born?] [Please write your email address here.] [Please write your postal address here.] [Which files have you changed so far, and which new files have you written so far?]