Re: MS-Windows build of Grep [2/4]

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Jim Meyering <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden,  address@hidden
> Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:17:46 +0100
> 
> > that I was contributing non-trivial code to Grep since 1997.  In
> > particular, dosbuf.c was written by yours truly.
> 
> Just because you contributed before does not guarantee that there is a
> copyright assignment on file for you.  I checked the authoritative list
> on fencepost, and while you're listed for many other project, grep is
> not one of them.

I know.  I checked the same list before replying.

> Is it possible that dosbuf.c was written by you for some other
> project, and then pulled into grep?

No.  It was written specifically for Grep.

> Otherwise, some previous maintainer may have simply neglected to
> request the paperwork.

A.k.a. "clerical mistake".

Anyway, I don't mind signing papers even if I already did once.