From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS22989 209.51.188.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 74FF11F5AE for ; Mon, 14 Jun 2021 20:39:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:49454 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lstMv-0004fj-9U for normalperson@yhbt.net; Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:39:37 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:53470) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lstMr-0004fZ-Uu for bug-gnulib@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:39:33 -0400 Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([131.179.128.68]:42892) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lstMp-00044p-Fy for bug-gnulib@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:39:33 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9346516011D for ; Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:39:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10032) with ESMTP id a_iL9ePihEMB for ; Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:39:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 974EA160124 for ; Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:39:26 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at zimbra.cs.ucla.edu Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id UCTmqnzvGGNG for ; Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:39:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.9] (cpe-172-91-119-151.socal.res.rr.com [172.91.119.151]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 78AF916011D for ; Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:39:26 -0700 (PDT) To: Gnulib bugs From: Paul Eggert Subject: Seeking input from developers: glibc copyright assignment policy. Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Message-ID: <9b5fff12-c16f-799f-6178-000b2e667d24@cs.ucla.edu> Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:39:26 -0700 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.8.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received-SPF: pass client-ip=131.179.128.68; envelope-from=eggert@cs.ucla.edu; helo=zimbra.cs.ucla.edu X-Spam_score_int: -41 X-Spam_score: -4.2 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.2 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: bug-gnulib@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Gnulib discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnulib-bounces+normalperson=yhbt.net@gnu.org Sender: "bug-gnulib" A proposal to change the glibc copyright assignment policy is being circulated on libc-alpha. The email thread starts at , and the text of the email seeking input is at the end of this message. I'm sending this to bug-gnulib because we copy some files directly from glibc and eventually I expect these files to be affected. The simplest approach I see for Gnulib is to adopt glibc's policy, at least for files or code copied from glibc. Here's a copy of the email seeking input from developers on libc-alpha. ----- 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. Signed, Ryan Arnold Paul Eggert Jakub Jelinek Maxim Kuvyrkov Joseph Myers Carlos O'Donell [1] https://developercertificate.org/