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On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 8:32 AM, Kent Fredric <kentnl@g.o> wrote: |
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> So if this commit was to get teleported to a different repo, |
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> --signoff by would be preserved, as an intermediate between these two. |
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> So I think the intent for this is "X reviewed these changes for Gentoo |
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> and takes responsibility for them" |
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> what text you use to convey that is irrelevant, as long as its used |
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> consistently and everyone understands what the text means. |
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Actually, the text matters a great deal, which is why projects that |
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care about copyright tend to have an explicit DCO. One for Gentoo was |
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in the works but has stalled somewhat (to be fair, it was stalled |
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originally because we were waiting for git to come along). It |
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probably makes sense to at least get that into effect even if we don't |
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have a long-term strategy around copyright attribution and so on. |
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The last draft DCO was: |
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Gentoo DCO 1.0 By making a contribution to this project, I certify |
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that: (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I |
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have the right to submit it under the open source license indicated in |
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the file; or (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to |
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the best of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source |
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license and I have the right under that license to submit that work |
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with modifications, whether created in whole or in part by me, under |
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the same open source license (unless I am permitted to submit under a |
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different license), as indicated in the file; or (c) The contribution |
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was provided directly to me by some other person who certified (a), |
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(b) or (c) and I have not modified it. (d) I understand and agree that |
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this project and the contribution are public and that a record of the |
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contribution (including all personal information I submit with it, |
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including my sign-off) is maintained indefinitely and may be |
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redistributed consistent with this project or the open source |
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license(s) involved. |
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This is from the last policy draft: |
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https://dev.gentoo.org/~rich0/copyrightpolicy.xml |
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(And of course you get to read the raw xml these days...) |
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The main issue with the overall copyright policy was the issue with |
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tracking authorship and who goes on the copyright line. |
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Rich |