From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [170.10.133.124]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68FAE3857424 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:42:59 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 sourceware.org 68FAE3857424 Received: from mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (mimecast-mx01.redhat.com [209.132.183.4]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-314-gTKVF95IOd20daeSlRI8Sg-1; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:42:57 -0400 X-MC-Unique: gTKVF95IOd20daeSlRI8Sg-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx06.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.16]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E9D921012584; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:42:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from greed.delorie.com (ovpn-112-111.rdu2.redhat.com [10.10.112.111]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 01B365C1C2; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:42:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from greed.delorie.com.redhat.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by greed.delorie.com (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 15FJgpJC327417; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:42:51 -0400 From: DJ Delorie To: Paul Eggert Cc: carlos@redhat.com, libc-alpha@sourceware.org Subject: Re: Seeking input from developers: glibc copyright assignment policy. In-Reply-To: <1b2ac4c8-0bbf-b7a7-8b05-03d5a71d46f4@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:42:51 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.16 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, 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 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 19:43:00 -0000 Paul Eggert writes: > On 6/15/21 12:12 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: >> A future glibc could distribute under the terms of LGPL4+, but a >> future glibc could NOT change the license to "LGPL4+". > > So, are you saying that in string/strcpy.c we could not change the "2.1" > to 3 in the following comment: Only of all the copyright owners of that file agreed. That is, the FSF plus any DCO'd patches' owners. > If true, it's a significant argument against going with DCO'ed code. Yes, that is a key thing here. Whether that's a pro or a con is up to you. pro: A future EvilFSF can't make the code non-free. con: Bugs in GPL can't be fixed.