From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 21472 invoked by alias); 28 Feb 2012 01:36:19 -0000 Received: (qmail 21287 invoked by uid 22791); 28 Feb 2012 01:36:18 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-5.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,TW_SJ,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from smtp-outbound-2.vmware.com (HELO smtp-outbound-2.vmware.com) (208.91.2.13) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:36:04 +0000 Received: from sc9-mailhost1.vmware.com (sc9-mailhost1.vmware.com [10.113.161.71]) by smtp-outbound-2.vmware.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B9AA285A8; Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:36:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from sc9-exht07.vmware.com (sc9-exht07.vmware.com [10.113.190.37]) by sc9-mailhost1.vmware.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17534181EF; Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:36:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from exch-mbx-111.vmware.com ([10.113.190.111]) by sc9-exht07.vmware.com ([10.113.190.37]) with mapi; Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:36:03 -0800 From: Scott Goldman To: Doug Evans CC: "gdb-patches@sourceware.org" , Phil Muldoon , "eliz@gnu.org" , "copyright-clerk@fsf.org" Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:18:00 -0000 Subject: RE: [PATCH] Allow user-defined as a category for python gdb macros (resend) Message-ID: <03E840D17E263A48A5766AD576E0423A03DAC7799D@exch-mbx-111.vmware.com> References: <03E840D17E263A48A5766AD576E0423A03D72B653F@exch-mbx-111.vmware.com> <4F3A5820.3080905@redhat.com> <03E840D17E263A48A5766AD576E0423A03D72B6547@exch-mbx-111.vmware.com> <03E840D17E263A48A5766AD576E0423A03DAB7AED1@exch-mbx-111.vmware.com> <03E840D17E263A48A5766AD576E0423A03D72B6554@exch-mbx-111.vmware.com> <03E840D17E263A48A5766AD576E0423A03D72B6555@exch-mbx-111.vmware.com> <03E840D17E263A48A5766AD576E0423A03DAB7B84A@exch-mbx-111.vmware.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2012-02/txt/msg00643.txt.bz2 Hi Doug. > I'm happy to check it in for you. > Doing a final sanity check, there doesn't seem to be a copyright > assignment on file (in the place where gdb developers look to confirm > such things). > [Presumably it's cleared, but just hasn't been recorded yet.] > Can you double check to make sure the copyright assignment has gone > through. > Thanks! > [And sorry for the trouble.] My understanding is that VMware had some sort of issue with the assignment = paperwork, but made an agreement with the FSF to release this patch in the = public domain. Donald Robertson, one of the lawyers at the FSF, OK'ed this. I cc'ed the contact email I have for the fsf copyright assignment folks for= Donald to confirm. -sjg > -----Original Message----- > From: Donald R Robertson III via RT [mailto:______@fsf.org] > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 7:27 AM > To: Krystia Przepiorski; Scott Goldman > Subject: [gnu.org #697202] copyright assignment form request for Scott > J. Goldman >=20 > > [_______@vmware.com - Tue Nov 08 17:55:49 2011]: > > > > Donald - Sorry for the delay. > > > > Would it be acceptable to the FSF if VMware marked/released our > > contribution to the public domain when sending to you? > > > > Given that this is only 3-4 lines of code it is likely not worth > digging > > into modifying the Assignment Agreement. >=20 > Ah, yes, there's no need for assignment in this situation. Thank you so > much for your time. >=20 > > > > Thanks, > > Krystia > > > > > > > > Krystia Przepiorski | Associate Corporate Counsel | VMware, Inc. | > 3401 > > Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 > > > > > > > > > > > > On 11/1/11 8:16 AM, "Donald R Robertson III via RT" > > <_______@fsf.org> wrote: > > > > >Hello again, > > > > > >I just wanted to check in on this issue. Were there any questions > about > > >our standard assignment > > >form? Thank you so much for your time, and I hope to hear from you > soon. > > > > > >-- > > >Sincerely, > > > > > >Donald R. Robertson, III, J.D. > > >Assignment Administrator > > >Free Software Foundation > > >51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor > > >Boston, MA 02110 > > > > > >--- > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sincerely, >=20 > Donald R. Robertson, III, J.D. > Assignment Administrator > Free Software Foundation > 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor > Boston, MA 02110 >=20 > ---