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On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 09:19:36AM -0400, Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 8:32 AM, Kent Fredric <kentnl@g.o> wrote: |
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> > |
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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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> > |
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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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> > |
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> |
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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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> |
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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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Why redraft the already-useful DCO that is out there for you to use |
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as-is: |
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http://developercertificate.org/ |
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As you copied the text, be sure to give proper reference to who owns the |
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copyright of that text please, you just can't rename it and claim it as |
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your own :) |
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thanks, |
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greg k-h |