Re: python-mode patch

[David Kastrup]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

>     Sourceforge lists the following people as developers: Barry
>     A. Warsaw, Edward Loper, Kurt B. Kaiser, Ken Manheimer and Skip
>     Montanaro.
>
> Barry Warsaw and Ken Manheimer have both contributed to Emacs already.
> For respect, we should ask them about this anyway, but I expect they
> will be glad to cooperate.

I don't think it is just for respect: a copyright assignment covers
stuff that a person _intends_ to contribute, not anything we can get
our hands on in some manner.

People might decide for some reason that they don't want to see some
code of theirs in Emacs proper.

> So it is a matter of asking the other three.

I think it would be proper asking all of them, and mentioning that
_if_ all of them are ok with that, only assignments from those who
have not given them previously are required.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum