Re: GNU RCS 5.7.93 (pretest for 5.8) available

[Ralf Wildenhues]

* Thien-Thi Nguyen wrote on Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 10:50:07AM CEST:
>    - why are several files copyrighted by you, although this is a GNU
>    package?  Do you not assign copyright to the FSF?  If you do, the file
>    headers should say so, e.g.:
> 
>    # Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
>    # Written by Thien-Thi Nguyen.
>    #
>    # This file is part of GNU RCS.
> 
> This is because RCS copyright was never assigned to FSF.  It has always
> lain with the programmer (previously Paul Eggert and Walter F. Tichy).
> That RCS is a GNU project is orthogonal.

Well, that is not orthogonal for most GNU projects.  Rather, the fact
that the original authors did not assign copyright is fairly orthogonal
to whether new development happens with assigned copyright or not.
But hey, I'm not the FSF and it's them who have an interest in this
question.  I'm merely observing, and wondering why they didn't ask you
to assign copyright.  Oh well.

> That said, i have not yet played with autotest, and am ambivalent (lazy)
> about trying.

I don't think Autotest is called for here; just 'TESTS = ...' for the
Automake test driver should be sufficient.

Cheers,
Ralf