From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from dog.birch.relay.mailchannels.net (dog.birch.relay.mailchannels.net [23.83.209.48]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EB88939B206F for ; Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:07:12 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org EB88939B206F Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=gotplt.org Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=gotplt.org X-Sender-Id: dreamhost|x-authsender|siddhesh@gotplt.org Received: from relay.mailchannels.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDF9692326F; Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:07:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a81.g.dreamhost.com (100-96-11-33.trex.outbound.svc.cluster.local [100.96.11.33]) (Authenticated sender: dreamhost) by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 0E0A492327C; Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:07:10 +0000 (UTC) X-Sender-Id: dreamhost|x-authsender|siddhesh@gotplt.org Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a81.g.dreamhost.com (pop.dreamhost.com [64.90.62.162]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384) by 100.96.11.33 (trex/6.3.3); Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:07:10 +0000 X-MC-Relay: Neutral X-MailChannels-SenderId: dreamhost|x-authsender|siddhesh@gotplt.org X-MailChannels-Auth-Id: dreamhost X-Chief-Invention: 182a58c553c94d94_1627567630600_3633793046 X-MC-Loop-Signature: 1627567630599:3967568530 X-MC-Ingress-Time: 1627567630599 Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a81.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pdx1-sub0-mail-a81.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFEB688770; Thu, 29 Jul 2021 07:07:09 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=gotplt.org; h=subject:to :references:from:message-id:date:mime-version:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s=gotplt.org; bh=RaX5LT PJr2TvI5a1KGY9aRQWggM=; b=oMQAPsuUJOvr4RBzwiscy1xLKiFDnPzm3k090K 8LQuJl3harxVWTEHj9yYT7Dt3JoNx7C7+75Ex45ldUnQm3h8zJLTD3kp1svutSF2 fXTvB4iecBnj9chTvrMC0T/1pw0siQjGhTSBBMtXabY76Oy4zS2h1UXrFzIg1xuT hM/Ac= Received: from [192.168.1.158] (unknown [1.186.101.110]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: siddhesh@gotplt.org) by pdx1-sub0-mail-a81.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0D2947E370; Thu, 29 Jul 2021 07:07:07 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Update to glibc copyright assignment policy To: Carlos O'Donell , libc-alpha References: <24208780-9ae8-3af2-3da9-8f57ef12e68a@redhat.com> X-DH-BACKEND: pdx1-sub0-mail-a81 From: Siddhesh Poyarekar Message-ID: <37be148e-f0a7-0930-3d6e-494d868538eb@gotplt.org> Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 19:37:02 +0530 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.11.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3029.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, NICE_REPLY_A, RCVD_IN_BARRACUDACENTRAL, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: libc-alpha@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Libc-alpha mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:07:14 -0000 On 7/29/21 7:28 PM, Carlos O'Donell wrote: > The code shared with gnulib carries with it an existing obligation > to the gnulib community that we maintain the existing copyright > protocol for those files to honour that obligation. > > My suggestion is that we as a community in glibc need to decide, > on a file-by-file basis what we are going to do. I'm open to other > alternatives too, the following 2 steps are just my suggestion. > > (1) Update https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/SharedSourceFiles with > the actual file status. > > (2) Make a decision. > > * Find a new way to share the code with minimal impact. > - Carve out glibc-related functions into distinct files that can > have DCO. > - Leave the #_LIBC conditionals with minimal code. > > * Stop sharing this code with gnulib, and own it. > - Delete !#_LIBC code. > - Simplify. > - Use internal glibc interfaces > - etc. > > Does that answer your question? > Yes it does, thank you. I agree that taking a call on a case by case basis seems like the right way to go about it. Thanks, Siddhesh