From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from fossa.birch.relay.mailchannels.net (fossa.birch.relay.mailchannels.net [23.83.209.62]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BEBE9396BC38 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:49:06 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org BEBE9396BC38 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 80FAB7E2166; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:49:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a13.g.dreamhost.com (100-96-13-100.trex.outbound.svc.cluster.local [100.96.13.100]) (Authenticated sender: dreamhost) by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 07A117E23E1; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:49:05 +0000 (UTC) X-Sender-Id: dreamhost|x-authsender|siddhesh@gotplt.org Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a13.g.dreamhost.com (pop.dreamhost.com [64.90.62.162]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384) by 100.96.13.100 (trex/6.3.1); Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:49:05 +0000 X-MC-Relay: Neutral X-MailChannels-SenderId: dreamhost|x-authsender|siddhesh@gotplt.org X-MailChannels-Auth-Id: dreamhost X-Ruddy-Towering: 6caf0be4691745a4_1623725345331_3943293327 X-MC-Loop-Signature: 1623725345331:4235354132 X-MC-Ingress-Time: 1623725345331 Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a13.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pdx1-sub0-mail-a13.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE3CA7FF19; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:49:04 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=gotplt.org; h=subject:to :cc:references:from:message-id:date:mime-version:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s=gotplt.org; bh=2osca8 lDvvmJuLcuIlO3WAcNeI4=; b=UVY00rWvk9yo5IvKXooyS1oQyWdBp+UOG6a1cZ RPBnHtLUJ9xz78ASGd6aLU6wN+cKimWayo8/pCOW8E7PVxRP0p5zxL/hdQJnljjM 3Ogpn6FwCi2oc5xsVjqah6CscyKnNN4GtVr1Zsh14h+kKw2VG1Yf68oZW3O+T9fk NdvbM= Received: from [192.168.1.126] (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-a13.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id EA59D7FFD5; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:49:00 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: Seeking input from developers: glibc copyright assignment policy. To: Carlos O'Donell , libc-alpha Cc: Jakub Jelinek , "Joseph S. Myers" , Maxim Kuvyrkov References: X-DH-BACKEND: pdx1-sub0-mail-a13 From: Siddhesh Poyarekar Message-ID: <44d53988-ae2b-d11c-1451-d540e20ae604@gotplt.org> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 08:18:55 +0530 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.10.1 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=-3029.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, KAM_SHORT, NICE_REPLY_A, RCVD_IN_BARRACUDACENTRAL, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) 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: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 02:49:08 -0000 On 6/15/21 12:22 AM, Carlos O'Donell via Libc-alpha wrote: > Community, > > glibc was created as part of the GNU Project but has grown to operate as > an autonomous project. As part of the GNU Toolchain the glibc stewards > support the gcc project policy changes presented here: > https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc/2021-June/236182.html > > The glibc stewards are seeking input from developers to decide if the project > should relax the requirement to assign copyright for all changes to the > Free Software Foundation as follows: > > Contributors who have an FSF Copyright Assignment wouldn't need to > change anything. Contributors who wish to utilize the Developer Certificate > of Origin[1] would add a Signed-off-by message to their commit messages. > > The changes to accept patches with or without FSF copyright assignment > would be effective on August 2nd, and would apply to all open branches. > > The glibc stewards, like the GCC SC, continue to affirm the principles of > Free Software, and that will never change. > > glibc will continue to be developed, distributed, and licensed under the > GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or any later version as > published by the Free Software Foundation. > > Input on this issue is accepted until July 1st 2021. As someone who has nagged about this at practically every Cauldron I've attended, I think this is a positive change and I fully endorse it. The copyright assignment step has been a pretty significant hurdle for me in the past when I've tried to get more students in India involved in the GNU toolchain. Siddhesh