From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-lf1-x12a.google.com (mail-lf1-x12a.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::12a]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AB8B33857C6B for ; Sun, 15 Nov 2020 09:52:00 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org AB8B33857C6B Received: by mail-lf1-x12a.google.com with SMTP id s30so20441827lfc.4 for ; Sun, 15 Nov 2020 01:52:00 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=a3IzVCFMoYJLOb64bj5c2aPs2hw9+UsomCl8uf1QQOg=; b=pqneAPwVAmsXwoKXJU7woNWJKByVcFf1ARRJ9oc38FL5MMmQEmEceK7WTH1PYg3ejj i0pUgl8mppXUAr7d+3Yo6C7ofMrNQ46vKJwjaRpb0pQ6ujkVlKUNLu7YfgImJlz8TLLu tQp1HMMjXy0c6SHzy50tWqDzVDNr7B+Hx2b68n6fYhyJ+Yw1pwDySSXCfH3DDUUVRmUb F0YxwiBIYm9lYL0yfS4pVt3vLmWMykaAQcZ3yHphPAW/koc5GOLkKibKZE7emX4eTh4F rU7tpvUaVkhd6U0ZHCNm5ffefXuotcqf2HEX7vMrvKFQQLv9gOb5XJCbC7FnWVIPNOaM T2yw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533ZaXcN119JAwNGw9q1L1vKO6jDBKL7g5OETklo2lkBuC42yWLc FJm25UAgFKDkoYEHpdxK11BB3eQQaMUOKPIeo0HpknlU X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzRTmm8Lfu5Qsxg4NKl/Tja8Ecl8Ghu+YHnCXswOy5izDCut8M6/SOHF+K/LNsGNQlTLy3R0I+WQVhQ3gwV08E= X-Received: by 2002:a19:ca19:: with SMTP id a25mr3990879lfg.89.1605433919274; Sun, 15 Nov 2020 01:51:59 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <80ad8ede-ef66-3b5c-84e4-d2356b33abc9@bothner.com> In-Reply-To: <80ad8ede-ef66-3b5c-84e4-d2356b33abc9@bothner.com> From: =?UTF-8?Q?Andrija_Vrani=C4=87?= Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2020 09:51:48 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Kawa future and governance To: Per Bothner Cc: kawa@sourceware.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.29 X-BeenThere: kawa@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Kawa mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2020 09:52:02 -0000 I said it, but one more time: as a beginner I am willing to be put to use for any task I can help with! Cheers, Andrija On Sat, 14 Nov 2020 at 20:33, Per Bothner wrote: > On 11/14/20 10:11 AM, Helmut Eller via Kawa wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 09 2020, Per Bothner wrote: > > > >> I can see my role becoming a Benevolent Dictator For Life (like van > >> Rossum's role in Python), but ideally getting less dictatorial as others > >> gain experience. > > > > Apparently you have the copyright on most of Kawa's code. > > Yep - because I wrote most of it. > > > Would contributors have to assign copyrights if they change something? > > I have not required copyright assignments. My informal policy is if a > file is > substantially the work of one person, only that person is credited with > a copyright note in the file. If multiple people have contributed > substantially > (say 20%) they should be listed too. A change/fix of a few lines does not > get copyright credit. > > But this is more about openness and giving credit where due. Legally what > matters is the license. All contributions must be compatible with the > appropriate license. New files must be compatible with the overall > (software or > documentation) license, and changes to existing files must preserve the > license > of the file (unless those listed in the copyright agree). > -- > --Per Bothner > per@bothner.com http://per.bothner.com/ >