From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3404 invoked by alias); 21 Jul 2004 18:22:13 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 3385 invoked from network); 21 Jul 2004 18:22:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO aragorn.inter.net.il) (192.114.186.23) by sourceware.org with SMTP; 21 Jul 2004 18:22:12 -0000 Received: from zaretski (pns03-206-64.inter.net.il [80.230.206.64]) by aragorn.inter.net.il (MOS 3.4.6-GR) with ESMTP id DWE44208; Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:22:02 +0300 (IDT) Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 18:22:00 -0000 From: "Eli Zaretskii" To: "Frank Ch. Eigler" Message-Id: <2914-Wed21Jul2004212050+0300-eliz@gnu.org> CC: gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com In-reply-to: <20040721115337.GG10977@redhat.com> (fche@redhat.com) Subject: Re: [patch/copyright] lib/java.exp: update copyright years Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii References: <20040719213256.177364B104@berman.michael-chastain.com> <9003-Wed21Jul2004061952+0300-eliz@gnu.org> <20040721115337.GG10977@redhat.com> X-SW-Source: 2004-07/txt/msg00282.txt.bz2 > Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:53:37 -0400 > From: "Frank Ch. Eigler" > > I know you're being serious Dead serious. > But why do experienced technical people believe that adding or > modifying comments like this, or reindenting a piece of a file, > should reasonably require all this mass of communication and > formality and process? Because people involved want to understand the issues, and I personally find that a very reasonable attitude. > > They seem to understand this now (contributors are nowadays required > > to sign papers), [...] > > I believe you misunderstand the new proposed process. Then perhaps we will see more lawsuits in the future.