Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-08 Thread Silvan Jegen
On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 1:28 AM, Carlos Torres wrote: > Hello, > > On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 7:20 PM, Maxime Coste wrote: >> On Mon, Jul 07, 2014 at 09:39:36PM +0200, Anselm R Garbe wrote: >>> On 7 July 2014 21:24, Maxime Coste wrote: >>> Otherwise the tomatos that you harvest >>> in the summer in y

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-07 Thread Carlos Torres
Hello, On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 7:20 PM, Maxime Coste wrote: > On Mon, Jul 07, 2014 at 09:39:36PM +0200, Anselm R Garbe wrote: >> On 7 July 2014 21:24, Maxime Coste wrote: >> Otherwise the tomatos that you harvest >> in the summer in your garden might also become property of your >> employer ;) >

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-07 Thread Maxime Coste
On Mon, Jul 07, 2014 at 09:39:36PM +0200, Anselm R Garbe wrote: > On 7 July 2014 21:24, Maxime Coste wrote: > > Seems to me you probably have tons of corporate copyright without knowing > > it, > > most software engineer contract specify that any code written by the > > employee > > *including*

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-07 Thread FRIGN
On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 16:50:19 -0400 Nick wrote: > I disagree. Google are much better than Microsoft in terms of > software freedom, and the culture seems to be pretty good at > allowing and encouraging free software contributions. I have > benefited significantly personally and professionally fr

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-07 Thread Nick
Quoth FRIGN: > In my opinion, Google is at the same level as Microsoft when it comes > to software-freedom. I disagree. Google are much better than Microsoft in terms of software freedom, and the culture seems to be pretty good at allowing and encouraging free software contributions. I have be

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-07 Thread Nick
Quoth FRIGN: > On Sun, 06 Jul 2014 20:19:15 +0200 > Michal Nazarewicz wrote: > > +© 2014 Google Inc. // author: Michal Nazarewicz > > I don't know about you guys but I don't want Google to infest the > license. Michal, either you join the license with your name only or > forget about the patch.

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-07 Thread Anselm R Garbe
On 7 July 2014 21:46, FRIGN wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 21:39:36 +0200 > Anselm R Garbe wrote: > >> IMHO I only came across such legal terms in a contract proposal by >> some US company, a couple of years ago. >> Apart from US companies I can't confirm that such contracts are common >> practice,

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-07 Thread FRIGN
On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 21:39:36 +0200 Anselm R Garbe wrote: > IMHO I only came across such legal terms in a contract proposal by > some US company, a couple of years ago. > Apart from US companies I can't confirm that such contracts are common > practice, particularly not under German law. > > Sourc

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-07 Thread Anselm R Garbe
On 7 July 2014 21:24, Maxime Coste wrote: > On Mon, Jul 07, 2014 at 03:53:09PM +0200, FRIGN wrote: >> On Mon, 07 Jul 2014 15:37:05 +0200 >> Michal Nazarewicz wrote: >> >> > I'm sorry, but no I'm not. The copyright is owned by Google. If you >> > cannot accept corporate copyright there's no poin

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-07 Thread Maxime Coste
On Mon, Jul 07, 2014 at 03:53:09PM +0200, FRIGN wrote: > On Mon, 07 Jul 2014 15:37:05 +0200 > Michal Nazarewicz wrote: > > > I'm sorry, but no I'm not. The copyright is owned by Google. If you > > cannot accept corporate copyright there's no point in me trying to get > > the patch to be technic

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-07 Thread Anselm R Garbe
On 7 July 2014 15:53, FRIGN wrote: > On Mon, 07 Jul 2014 15:37:05 +0200 > Michal Nazarewicz wrote: > >> I'm sorry, but no I'm not. The copyright is owned by Google. If you >> cannot accept corporate copyright there's no point in me trying to get >> the patch to be technically acceptable. > > We

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-07 Thread FRIGN
On Mon, 07 Jul 2014 15:37:05 +0200 Michal Nazarewicz wrote: > I'm sorry, but no I'm not. The copyright is owned by Google. If you > cannot accept corporate copyright there's no point in me trying to get > the patch to be technically acceptable. Well, we don't accept corporate copyright. End of

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-07 Thread Michal Nazarewicz
On Mon, Jul 07 2014, Martti Kühne wrote: > I hope for your sake that you're able to differenciate between the > different criticisms. > We may very well appear insane, if you don't care that if you're with > suckless > > * you're in it rather as an individual I'm sorry, but no I'm not. The copyr

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-07 Thread koneu
On July 7, 2014 8:42:19 AM CEST, "Martti Kühne" wrote: >I feel honored and desecrated for suckless. >But somebody obviously spent google's paid time on this and had, >therefore, to note so in the license... xD Or he wanted to show off his employer.

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-06 Thread Martti Kühne
I feel honored and desecrated for suckless. But somebody obviously spent google's paid time on this and had, therefore, to note so in the license... xD

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-06 Thread Ryan O’Hara
On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 12:25 PM, Alex-P. Natsios wrote: > Plus i have yet to see anyone use dmenu in that way. They can’t in the first place.

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-06 Thread Alex-P. Natsios
On Sun, Jul 06, 2014 at 08:31:11PM +0200, FRIGN wrote: > > > I don't know about you guys but I don't want Google to infest the > license. Michal, either you join the license with your name only or > forget about the patch. > I've had very bad experiences with big companies having > licensing-

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-06 Thread FRIGN
On Sun, 6 Jul 2014 14:31:56 -0400 Lee Fallat wrote: > I was actually going to ask about this too but held back; I'm assuming > that this patch will never be merged and people will only see that if > they apply this patch... And this is perfectly right! It's important to raise this issue. If you

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-06 Thread Lee Fallat
I was actually going to ask about this too but held back; I'm assuming that this patch will never be merged and people will only see that if they apply this patch... What I was going to say: > A little off-topic here, but why was there a need to put: > +© 2014 Google Inc. > In the licence?...(just

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-06 Thread FRIGN
On Sun, 06 Jul 2014 20:19:15 +0200 Michal Nazarewicz wrote: > Add a “-c” option which enables tab-completion for file-names. With > it enabled, when entered text contains multiple words (for example > “soffice docs”) or contains a slash (for example “~/bin”), pressing > C-i or Tab will expand th

Re: [dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-06 Thread Alexander Huemer
On Sun, Jul 06, 2014 at 08:19:15PM +0200, Michal Nazarewicz wrote: > +© 2014 Google Inc. // author: Michal Nazarewicz You should already have elaborated on this. Do it now. Kind regards, -Alex

[dev] [PATCH] Add tab-completion file-name expansion.

2014-07-06 Thread Michal Nazarewicz
Add a “-c” option which enables tab-completion for file-names. With it enabled, when entered text contains multiple words (for example “soffice docs”) or contains a slash (for example “~/bin”), pressing C-i or Tab will expand the last argument as a file name. If there were multiple expansions the