From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
To: Mark Byler <mbyler@maplenet.net>
Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject: Re: assignment forms
Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 14:51:00 -0000
Message-id: <npofsm8j4g.fsf@zwingli.cygnus.com>
References: <3AC88BDC.EC0C3191@maplenet.net>
X-SW-Source: 2001-05/msg00403.html

Mark Byler <mbyler@maplenet.net> writes:
> I am looking into contributing to gdb sources.  Your
> "Contributing to GDB" page talks about some documents like 
> http://gcc.gnu.org/fsf-forms/assignment-instructions.html ,
> but this page does not exist.
> 
> Is the copyright assignment really the first step?  Should
> I talk to somebody about the kind of changes I want to 
> contribute?

If you're pretty sure you're going to contribute the patches, then,
yes, getting the copyright assignment settled is a good first step.
I'll send you the forms privately.