From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Steve Youngs Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Incorporating patches into GNU Emacs Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 18:27:44 +1000 Organization: The XEmacs Development Team Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <200304180640.h3I6euwV028582@gbr.newt.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1050654537 31290 80.91.224.249 (18 Apr 2003 08:28:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:28:57 +0000 (UTC) Keywords: fsf,emacs Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Fri Apr 18 10:28:56 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 196REu-00088X-00 for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 10:28:56 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 196RI8-0000oG-00 for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 10:32:16 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 196RFM-00040N-05 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 04:29:24 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 196REr-0003cz-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 04:28:53 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 196REl-0003KD-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 04:28:50 -0400 Original-Received: from mta01bw.bigpond.com ([139.134.6.78]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 196REj-00038R-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 04:28:46 -0400 Original-Received: from eicq.dnsalias.org ([144.135.24.84]) by mta01bw.bigpond.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15 mta01bw Jul 16 2002 22:47:55) with SMTP id HDJ68000.CBM for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 18:28:48 +1000 Original-Received: from ESS-p-144-138-77-204.mega.tmns.net.au ([144.138.77.204]) by bwmam06.bigpond.com(MailRouter V3.2g 47/41380123); 18 Apr 2003 18:28:40 Original-Received: (from steve@localhost) by eicq.dnsalias.org (8.12.7/8.12.7) id h3I8RjU7031025; Fri, 18 Apr 2003 18:27:45 +1000 Mail-Copies-To: never Original-To: Emacs Devel X-Face: %@A&y\ef)A6pi|q43; M>uyhO)~NP*fpdo0XrUuutf0|nku\O5JV(7EG%odc'n6}G@tYRl+B #[n,%B`.sHZ5>3MZvrm%,rWE7)c}ZXjH\>=p@AL\y\gyu|.lJ8B`F++86 X-URL: X-Attribution: SY Mail-Followup-To: Emacs Devel In-Reply-To: <200304180640.h3I6euwV028582@gbr.newt.com> (Bill Wohler's message of "Thu, 17 Apr 2003 23:40:56 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.090019 (Oort Gnus v0.19) XEmacs/21.5 (cabbage, linux) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:13279 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:13279 |--==> "BW" == Bill Wohler writes: BW> Can you simply incorporate their patch and give them credit in BW> the ChangeLog? BW> Steve Youngs writes: >>The way I understand it, no. BW> Strictly speaking, you're probably right. BW> Still, I find it hard to believe that a) every Emacs user on the planet BW> has submitted papers to the FSF or Of course not. There's no reason for it. You don't need to assign anything to just use Emacs. BW> b) no patches have been incorporated into Emacs from folks who BW> haven't submitted papers. Where's the middle ground? The FSF, at its discretion, can waive the requirement of an assignment. What the FSF takes into account when making such a decision, I couldn't say. They'd more than likely have some sort of "rule of thumb" that balances aggregated code already accepted plus the current patch against the risk. And that's just a long-winded way of saying "it depends". :-) -- |---------------------| | XEmacs - The only _______ you'll ever need. | | Fill in the blank, yes, it's THAT good! | |---------------------------------------|