From 15d176f4329e437062025004a0514dba3d2744e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Bremner Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2016 10:01:08 +2100 Subject: [PATCH] Re: [PATCH 1/2] Add Google Inc. to AUTHORS as a contributor. --- 3f/921d355879722b4447e86dc286a1a9395d6f60 | 84 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 84 insertions(+) create mode 100644 3f/921d355879722b4447e86dc286a1a9395d6f60 diff --git a/3f/921d355879722b4447e86dc286a1a9395d6f60 b/3f/921d355879722b4447e86dc286a1a9395d6f60 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0d3104e38 --- /dev/null +++ b/3f/921d355879722b4447e86dc286a1a9395d6f60 @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +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 9B8306DE00CC + for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2016 06:01:20 -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 WYJJnfZtm2NQ for ; + Fri, 22 Jul 2016 06:01:12 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from fethera.tethera.net (fethera.tethera.net [198.245.60.197]) + by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A1CD46DE00BF + for ; Fri, 22 Jul 2016 06:01:12 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from remotemail by fethera.tethera.net with local (Exim 4.84_2) + (envelope-from ) + id 1bQa56-00054L-73; Fri, 22 Jul 2016 09:01:32 -0400 +Received: (nullmailer pid 8422 invoked by uid 1000); + Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:01:08 -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: <1469136633-19235-2-git-send-email-marmstrong@google.com> +References: <1469136633-19235-1-git-send-email-marmstrong@google.com> + <1469136633-19235-2-git-send-email-marmstrong@google.com> +User-Agent: Notmuch/0.22.1 (http://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/24.5.1 + (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) +Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 10:01:08 -0300 +Message-ID: <877fcdltd7.fsf@zancas.localnet> +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: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:01:20 -0000 + +Matt Armstrong writes: + +> By virtue of being a Google employee I'm required to contribute +> software in the name of Google and not myself. Google retains +> whatever rights (and liabilities) that come from having done so, not +> myself. As long as this is clear, and my association with Google is +> clear, my employer is quite supportive of my making these +> contributions. + +I've no objection to this in principle, but + +1) if we start updating AUTHORS after 7 years of neglect, I think we +need to do a more systematic job. I'm tempted to script the output of +"git shortlog" as part of the release process. + +In id:1469191654-5922-1-git-send-email-david@tethera.net, I've posted +the beginnings of a mailmap file. What about adding something like + +Google Inc. (by way of Matt Armstrong) + +to the mailmap file? + +If that sounds reasonable to you, I'll leave it to you to play with the +mailmap syntax to get what you want. + + +2) If you think the corporate overlords are fine with a mention of +contribution in AUTHORS, that's also fine for me, but note that this is +distinct from a claim of copyright. There are copyright headers in +every source file, so if you want to claim copyright on behalf of your +employer (which is fine, I think we're not fussed about people adding +themselves to copyright headers for anything more than 2 lines of change +or so) then you'll want to update those headers. At least, that would be +that safer option, rather than thinking such a claim is implicit. -- 2.26.2