Re: [WORG] 2680e65 * org-maintenance.org (Copyright assignments): Minor improvements

[Ihor Radchenko]

Adam Porter <adam@alphapapa.net> writes:

> On 3/26/24 09:59, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
>
>> I agree. My concern was not about dropping the previous wording.
>> 
>> What about
>> 
>> The assignment process does not always go quickly; occasionally it may
>> get stuck or overlooked at the FSF.  If there is no response to the
>> contributor from FSF, Org mode maintainers can contact the FSF at
>>   =copyright-clerk AT fsf DOT org=.  Historically, FSF replies to the
>>   maintainer request within a few days.
>                 ^^^^^^^
>
> Other than changing "request" to, e.g. "arrive," no objection from me.

Actually, what Bastien suggested is slightly different.
See the attached tentative patch.

>From eff683e8a936edb0e84516daee8d4b8972e3ab8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
Message-ID: 
<eff683e8a936edb0e84516daee8d4b8972e3ab8a.1711627236.git.yantar92@posteo.net>
From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:59:40 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] org-maintenance.org: Clarify how to followup when no reply
 from FSF

* org-maintenance.org (Assignment and verification): Explain that we
allow one month for FSF to reply for the copyright request and then
follow up.

Link: https://orgmode.org/list/87o7b3bye3.fsf@localhost
---
 org-maintenance.org | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/org-maintenance.org b/org-maintenance.org
index cfbb55b4..a0393e20 100644
--- a/org-maintenance.org
+++ b/org-maintenance.org
@@ -467,9 +467,12 @@ *** Assignment and verification
 #+end_center
 
 The assignment process does not always go quickly; occasionally it may
-get stuck or overlooked at the FSF.  The contact at the FSF for this
-is: =copyright-clerk AT fsf DOT org=.  In rare cases, an inquiry from an
-Org maintainer gets the process moving again.
+get stuck or overlooked at the FSF.  If there is no response to the
+contributor from FSF within a month[fn:: The official response time is
+5 business days, according
+https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/maintain.html.  We allow a bit
+more.], the maintainers can ask the contributor to follow up with the
+FSF, CCing the Org maintainers.
 
 *** Authorship information
 
-- 
2.44.0

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