Re: Seeking input from developers: glibc copyright assignment policy.

On Tue, 2021-06-15 at 22:08 +0100, Pádraig Brady wrote: > Yes the fact that one needs to repeat this process as one changes > employers is very awkward. This is exactly what I was worried about with my previous message: people saying "it's awkward to get my employer to assign copyright so I'd rath

Re: Seeking input from developers: glibc copyright assignment policy.

On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 01:39:26PM -0700, Paul Eggert wrote: > 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 inp

Re: Seeking input from developers: glibc copyright assignment policy.

> From: Paul Smith > Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:32:35 -0400 > > On Tue, 2021-06-15 at 07:03 -0500, Eric Blake wrote: > > I recall how long it took for me to get permission to sign assignment > > papers from my previous employer, for work I was doing in my spare > > time, and being able to use the

Re: Seeking input from developers: glibc copyright assignment policy.

On 15/06/2021 13:03, Eric Blake wrote: On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 01:39:26PM -0700, Paul Eggert wrote: A proposal to change the glibc copyright assignment policy is being circulated on libc-alpha. The email thread starts at , and th

Re: Seeking input from developers: glibc copyright assignment policy.

Paul Smith wrote: > I worry that people think that a DCO is a hassle-free > replacement for an employer's copyright assignment. Maybe, in some > jurisdictions, it even can be. > > But as far as I'm aware in the U.S. (and other countries) you can't > just declare that your employer doesn't have an

Re: Seeking input from developers: glibc copyright assignment policy.

On Tue, 2021-06-15 at 07:03 -0500, Eric Blake wrote: > I recall how long it took for me to get permission to sign assignment > papers from my previous employer, for work I was doing in my spare > time, and being able to use the DCO instead would have made my > efforts easier at that time. This is

Re: Seeking input from developers: glibc copyright assignment policy.

On Mon, Jun 14, 2021 at 01:39:26PM -0700, Paul Eggert wrote: > 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

Re: Seeking input from developers: glibc copyright assignment policy.

Hi Paul, > 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

Seeking input from developers: glibc copyright assignment policy.

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 be