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Re: Incorporating patches into GNU Emacs
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Steve Youngs |
Subject: |
Re: Incorporating patches into GNU Emacs |
Date: |
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 18:27:44 +1000 |
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|--==> "BW" == Bill Wohler <address@hidden> writes:
BW> Can you simply incorporate their patch and give them credit in
BW> the ChangeLog?
BW> Steve Youngs <address@hidden> 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". :-)
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