From: David Bremner Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 04:51:11 +0000 (+0900) Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add Google Inc. to AUTHORS as a contributor. X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6b1d2784cf17b1f61dd73d4b5fa43e8b547c6292;hp=0a468799cac296449806950954b9056b6f17a0d4;p=notmuch-archives.git Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add Google Inc. to AUTHORS as a contributor. --- diff --git a/ae/005bc173bd44f3105b7dace546d3e1ff771757 b/ae/005bc173bd44f3105b7dace546d3e1ff771757 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..69dc30bb1 --- /dev/null +++ b/ae/005bc173bd44f3105b7dace546d3e1ff771757 @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +Return-Path: +X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF2FF6DE00E6 + for ; Mon, 1 Aug 2016 21:51:28 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at cworth.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -0.011 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.011 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.000, + SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.01] autolearn=disabled +Received: from arlo.cworth.org ([127.0.0.1]) + by localhost (arlo.cworth.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) + with ESMTP id 1cJfQN0nyLra for ; + Mon, 1 Aug 2016 21:51:19 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from fethera.tethera.net (fethera.tethera.net [198.245.60.197]) + by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D966B6DE00B8 + for ; Mon, 1 Aug 2016 21:51:18 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from remotemail by fethera.tethera.net with local (Exim 4.84_2) + (envelope-from ) + id 1bURfw-0000JS-OH; Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:51:32 -0400 +Received: (nullmailer pid 23503 invoked by uid 1000); + Tue, 02 Aug 2016 04:51:11 -0000 +From: David Bremner +To: Matt Armstrong , notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add Google Inc. to AUTHORS as a contributor. +In-Reply-To: +References: <1469136633-19235-1-git-send-email-marmstrong@google.com> + <1469136633-19235-2-git-send-email-marmstrong@google.com> + <877fcdltd7.fsf@zancas.localnet> + +User-Agent: Notmuch/0.22.1+61~g2ce0f13 (https://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/24.5.1 + (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) +Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2016 13:51:11 +0900 +Message-ID: <87wpjzvkn4.fsf@maritornes.cs.unb.ca> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 +Precedence: list +List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." + +List-Unsubscribe: , + +List-Archive: +List-Post: +List-Help: +List-Subscribe: , + +X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2016 04:51:28 -0000 + +Matt Armstrong writes: +> +> Thanks for thinking about this David. +> +> The good news: in looking into this further, the issue of leaving (c) +> claims in code is secondary. The primary thing I'm supposed to do is +> send patches with my work email. +> +> If I become a significant author in some file, adding a (c) Google makes +> sense if that the normal thing to do in notmuch. I'll keep that in +> mind. + +Yeah, for example most people creating a new file will put their name in +the copyright header. Or maybe rewriting a significant amount. +But it's an individual judgement call. + +> +> Google's open source lawyers tell me that regardless of what (c) marks +> appear in code, the author of code (e.g. significant patches) retains +> copyright unless other arrangements are made, such as those you see in +> FSF projects (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.en.html). + +Never argue with a happy lawyer, that's motto :). It sounds like we're +good to go; I merged patch 2/2 after moving the NEWS. Then I wanted to +shorten the summary line of the commit, which got a bit more intrusive +than I wanted, hopefully it conveys the intent of the existing message. + +d