From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from pine.sfconservancy.org (pine.sfconservancy.org [162.242.171.33]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 86399381DCCF for ; Tue, 6 Jul 2021 18:17:21 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 86399381DCCF Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=sfconservancy.org Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=sfconservancy.org Received: from localhost (unknown [216.161.86.19]) (Authenticated sender: bkuhn) by pine.sfconservancy.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id C56DBE383; Tue, 6 Jul 2021 18:17:20 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=sfconservancy.org; s=pine; t=1625595441; bh=tm+ZJOY1m7B1Iyvc+BDK5hh26mvi99Wr2PtjuJtnGJc=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=aXlUeJF2P01yIfdgER+BMfTOKaa3Tnr0mwccLvW+RV3kGLEvRnkxmyTETdLdw0bQ8 aGpTUlhXGtFtKkhRYOcCQLdNYncdf7O9YRuP+4aMSEafdRv+fpHBbSfofD/+F6tW3W 6HX0JVIPlEGtt+yPgPJlZOoRi0HSzSInhjwG/CRsS3Eu5HsZGYjGVWtmUtKnfRjglW C3j/nACV36zx14KzCysJ1hLNjsbiYirS+0of7Yz1dBwI0I8nd+2MNcIPGpA+PYYCP6 57vcMrxqy1FO+CKqdmemhytIyhczKO4mkpCV3J9t1uXf1kMIICus62/ZJqzsiWrEIC AHVQBk8mkFQGQ== Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2021 11:02:18 -0700 From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" To: libc-alpha@sourceware.org Subject: Re: Seeking input from developers: glibc copyright assignment policy. Message-ID: References: <1b2ac4c8-0bbf-b7a7-8b05-03d5a71d46f4@cs.ucla.edu> <87eeceqomw.fsf@oldenburg.str.redhat.com> <7ce2b2b9-eb78-399d-abb2-de7690b3da5b@cs.ucla.edu> <20210705152619.GA3402@lst.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20210705152619.GA3402@lst.de> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham 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: Tue, 06 Jul 2021 18:17:23 -0000 > On Sun, Jul 04, 2021 at 04:25:16PM -0700, Bradley M. Kuhn wrote: > > In my years of examining FOSS code, I regularly find that developers, > > particularly when working under the DCO, do a terrible job at keeping > > file-by-file copyright inventory up-to-date. ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Christoph Hellwig wrote: > Updates are often rather sloppy, though. I think we're in agreement. It's the updates I was trying to draw attention to. I agree that the *initial* copyright notice upon first commit is almost always accurately added. I apologize if I gave the impression that I thought the *initial* one was sloppy, too. -- Bradley M. Kuhn - he/him Policy Fellow & Hacker-in-Residence at Software Freedom Conservancy ======================================================================== Become a Conservancy Supporter today: https://sfconservancy.org/supporter