From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from omta001.cacentral1.a.cloudfilter.net (omta001.cacentral1.a.cloudfilter.net [3.97.99.32]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EE8BD3858D1E for ; Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:57:03 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org EE8BD3858D1E Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=Shaw.ca Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=shaw.ca Received: from shw-obgw-4004a.ext.cloudfilter.net ([10.228.9.227]) by cmsmtp with ESMTP id U9fKpUgDNuZMSUF5jplV8J; Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:57:03 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=shaw.ca; s=s20180605; t=1676933823; bh=0RYw1NaZcrdmQMG8oq2hbYtFl5iBX+5ul4kHi2LigJE=; h=Date:Reply-To:Subject:To:References:From:In-Reply-To; b=Epc1g/hI8diKfMZvtL2OWynGZEmXbLM5IIHvK6we3KCdmKvwoBW/fdZwPXMjmveCb 4POnTdFhmHzzaD0vj9mvJV4sE92lBV4sfxvkCbN9/ZSab5ycBJtHqAivGYXYdOaFhe R7N8Ao7WLNca4jkoTegUt4lEVgTDOVcQ3taCgVRTtHpgX9nv55okOz/YCXDDp6NaMm 1Jo4i2XnmJZ7oGOEbezGi7SJGdCqRaVzVvA7eQLQj+Oc8uU/P11seshFODaT4oQ7Li 46Jv93c5LkrFakwEuniIzEKmWEO/YjYu72bIBzYqUDMmOS4GFn0ED8jG9r9dPPGCG9 lGo7+XRrWeP4Q== Received: from [10.0.0.5] ([184.64.102.149]) by cmsmtp with ESMTP id UF5ipCbcE3fOSUF5ipoK0M; Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:57:03 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=J8G5USrS c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=63f3fabf a=DxHlV3/gbUaP7LOF0QAmaA==:117 a=DxHlV3/gbUaP7LOF0QAmaA==:17 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=w_pzkKWiAAAA:8 a=InbDg0OHH5r3FFW21z8A:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=OCWz5_UTjG4A:10 a=9c8rtzwoRDUA:10 a=yipANtDfiQYA:10 a=sRI3_1zDfAgwuvI8zelB:22 Message-ID: <790a2571-2bb8-bc37-ac16-d6bd27798311@Shaw.ca> Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:57:02 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.7.2 Reply-To: Cygwin Patches Subject: Re: Copyright outdated? in Cygwin/X FAQ 12.6 and not addressed in Cygwin FAQ 7.1 link Content-Language: en-CA To: Cygwin Patches References: <6b01a995-96e5-7b46-3323-1cf348d25252@Shaw.ca> From: Brian Inglis Organization: Inglis In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4xfO3vIqS5YPFyaPkxy3YDUxFq0znjPnDB1p8g5+GgIV9eLaYo9ZuyZAPgFgR93G2lQWpgzEKo44PP3GF+CD/6X4sH7MUxGJhRymruJ5LeXXmf1XvZCfgP UbKOVxDcr94m/lqwjElSl6QPqQx3dmfhR6FqVzH4dhFrRhaDK6qr1xUvR7OUgVtnsCZXBxtrzSfYgsxH+FLOvDCi0czfQ3oXpeg= X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,NICE_REPLY_A,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org List-Id: On 2023-02-20 15:00, Jon Turney wrote: > On 20/02/2023 20:20, Brian Inglis wrote: >> Hi folks, >> [Addressing to patches as that's where we'll fix it, and not a general issue.] >> >> Noticed that: >> >> https://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/cygwin-x-faq.html#q-copyright-cygwin >> >> "12.6. Who holds the copyright on the Cygwin source code? >> >> Red Hat owns the copyright on the Cygwin source code. Red Hat requires that >> copyright be assigned to Red Hat for non-trivial changes to Cygwin. You must >> fill out a copyright transfer form if you are going to contribute substantial >> changes to Cygwin." >> >> Has that not been assigned to the project? >> >> And also: >> >> https://cygwin.com/faq/faq.html#faq.what.copyright >> >> "7.1. What are the copyrights? >> 7.1. >> What are the copyrights? >> Please see https://cygwin.com/licensing.html for more information about Cygwin >> copyright and licensing." >> >> -> >> >> "Cygwin™ Linking Exception >> As a special exception, the copyright holders of the Cygwin library" >> >> Is that the project? >> >> Or does it belong to the authors individually and/or the project or the >> "Cygwin authors" collectively? >> >> Could we please be as current and explicit as possible in the FAQs once >> current situation is clear and wording is agreed? Please note above statement - I have no idea who owns the copyrights - X says RH - Cygwin waffles about copyright holders - nothing says who they are - I suggested alternatives - someone needs to tell me! >> Thinking that Cygwin/X FAQ 12.6 should defer to Cygwin FAQ 7.1. > > Yes. > > 12.3 and 12.6 should just be links to places where correct information can be > found. > >> Willing to submit FAQ patches ;^> > > Please do so. > > Note that the source for this FAQ is docbook in [1] > > [1] https://cygwin.com/git/cygwin-apps/xorg-doc.git -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer but when there is no more to cut -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry