Re: [gentoo-project] rfc: copyright attribution clarifications

[Joonas Niilola]

On 11/25/18 4:22 AM, Rich Freeman wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 9:04 PM Sarah White <kuzetsa@××××××××××.ovh> wrote:
>> On 11/24/18 8:37 PM, Rich Freeman wrote:
>>
>> So if it isn't meant to say that gentoo will be looking
>> after the legal aspects of a FOSS/Libre-copyleft licensed
>> package or document or tool, then what's the purpose to
>> put gentoo's name on it?
> You have to put somebody's name in the notice, and it was felt that
> "Gentoo Authors" gets the job done.  "Gentoo Authors" is not Gentoo.
> They are the authors contributing to the ebuild.
>
>> There's some innuendo and/or implication that copyright
>> holders who have their own name listed in a copyright
>> notice are intending to do something other than participate
>> in FOSS/Libre work, or perhaps may not truly wish to
>> contribute in good faith.
> Not at all.  The issue is that accumulating names creates clutter, and
> create some sense that people who are named are doing more than people
> who aren't named, which may lead to more people wanting to be named.
>
> This is also why the policy allows for an AUTHORS file or use of a
> VCS.  The intent isn't to deny people credit.  It is to provide credit
> in a more reasonable manner vs having it spammed on the first lines of
> every file in the tree, and try to create a culture where we don't
> equate copyright notice with credit or property.
>

I've already patched repoman to add my name automatically on every 
ebuild that I commit, similarily to how it works with Foundation -> 
Authors now. I also intend to join amd64 & x86 stabilization teams. Then 
when I have my name on 10 000 ebuilds, I'm sure Google will hire me! :)