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From: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
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Subject: Re: Seeking input from developers: glibc copyright assignment policy.
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On 6/14/21 1:05 PM, Florian Weimer via Libc-alpha wrote:
> Given that we already have hundreds of commits with Signed-off-by:, and
> glibc has accepted contributions written for glibc under different,
> LGLPv2-compatible licenses without copyright assignment in the past,
> this is a welcome clarification.
>=20
> Will gnulib adopt a similar policy?

I would expect so. In many cases we simply copy from glibc, so we're=20
using glibc's policy there. For non-glibc files, Gnulib could stick with=20
the current policy, or move to glibc's policy.

Today I raised this issue on bug-gnulib to solicit Gnulib developers'=20
opinions <https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gnulib/2021-06/msg00079.html>.