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On Wed, Jul 07, 2021 at 11:27:52AM +0200, Ulrich Mueller wrote: |
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> >>>>> On Wed, 07 Jul 2021, Robin H Johnson wrote: |
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> > TL;DR: |
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> > Please change the format of metadata/AUTHORS to yaml-based list of "key: |
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> > [value,...]" where key is the identity of a Gentoo developer, and the |
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> > list is copyright holders that the developer has worked for. |
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> Have you run this by the Sony people? The current AUTHORS file is a |
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> compromise resulting from long discussions, so I'd rather have any |
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> potential issues resolved before the Council votes on any change. |
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Sony is still listed. |
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chutzpah, zmedico, gyakovlev: Can you please weigh in on this |
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modification of the file format? I've populated the Sony entries in it |
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based on the "Copyright: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc." in the git |
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history for the repo. |
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> > I think the suggested format should become YAML-based for ease of |
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> > validation and parsing. I don't have opinions on the format within the |
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> > data. Should it be alphabetical or cronological? Should explicit date |
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> > ranges be possible? |
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> Using the Gentoo uid as the key would imply that contributors other than |
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> developers cannot be listed in the file. Is this a valid assumption? |
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Accepted, I will say we can use email address instead, because that |
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uniquely identifies both the Committer & Signed-Off by entries. |
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Robin Hugh Johnson |
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Gentoo Linux: Dev, Infra Lead, Foundation Treasurer |
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E-Mail : robbat2@g.o |
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GnuPG FP : 11ACBA4F 4778E3F6 E4EDF38E B27B944E 34884E85 |
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