From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22708 invoked by alias); 28 Feb 2012 04:18:44 -0000 Received: (qmail 22697 invoked by uid 22791); 28 Feb 2012 04:18:42 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,TW_SJ,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from mail-vw0-f41.google.com (HELO mail-vw0-f41.google.com) (209.85.212.41) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.43rc1) with ESMTP; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:18:29 +0000 Received: by vbbey12 with SMTP id ey12so1460424vbb.0 for ; Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:18:28 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of dje@google.com designates 10.52.29.72 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.52.29.72; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of dje@google.com designates 10.52.29.72 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=dje@google.com; dkim=pass header.i=dje@google.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.52.29.72]) by 10.52.29.72 with SMTP id i8mr10136457vdh.105.1330402708260 (num_hops = 1); Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:18:28 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.52.29.72 with SMTP id i8mr8340051vdh.105.1330402708131; Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:18:28 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.29.72 with SMTP id i8mr8340038vdh.105.1330402707986; Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:18:27 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.220.21.4 with HTTP; Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:18:27 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <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> <03E840D17E263A48A5766AD576E0423A03DAC7799D@exch-mbx-111.vmware.com> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:51:00 -0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH] Allow user-defined as a category for python gdb macros (resend) From: Doug Evans To: Scott Goldman Cc: "gdb-patches@sourceware.org" , Phil Muldoon , "eliz@gnu.org" , "copyright-clerk@fsf.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-System-Of-Record: true X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQniiSjYTV1GXeAJa3Z+pe6fLHuqQzYdPEzvJ984VhsJOvmMmyAOkugg7KPthx7/BYniSsTsW9f/D0UZ+PZLoYHjgNsWPdPaWb7+fLBgHKRJK3FPj9py2gUxXV+67Ex3KxM4kf/H9LCH2mAJopFLsBIQUJbQOw== X-IsSubscribed: yes 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/msg00644.txt.bz2 Ah. If the patch falls under the "no assignment needed" rule, awesome. It is a (relatively) small patch, but I'm a bit shy at making such calls (beyond the trivial cases). On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 5:36 PM, Scott Goldman wrote: > 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 >> >> > [_______@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. >> >> Ah, yes, there's no need for assignment in this situation. Thank you so >> much for your time. >> >> > >> > 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, >> >> Donald R. Robertson, III, J.D. >> Assignment Administrator >> Free Software Foundation >> 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor >> Boston, MA 02110 >> >> --- >