Re: DCO: Was: Re: Contributing to gdb

Eli Zaretskii via Gdb
2024-06-17T16:46:22Z

> Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:37:56 -0300
> Cc: pinskia@gmail.com, gdb@sourceware.org, binutils@sourceware.org
> From: Guinevere Larsen <blarsen@redhat.com>
>
> On 6/17/24 1:32 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > I don't think the risks which come with accepting DCOs are justified
> > in GDB at least. The number of one-off contributors to GDB is
> > basically zero.
> >
> I know of 2 people who decided to not contribute to GDB as soon as I
> mentioned that there was a copyright process.

And with DCOs they were ready to contribute?

And who talked to them and made sure they understand completely what
copyright assignment means and entails? IME, a large number of people
have completely distorted idea about that, and are mightily surprised
when told the facts by someone who knows them.

> And saying we don't have them is a chicken and egg problem to
> me... could it be that we don't have them specifically because the
> process is so hostile to this type of contribution?

This goes both ways, you know.

In contrast to the above, which may or may not be true, the risks
associated with accepting DCOs are real, not imaginary and not
"maybe".

Anyway, I don't see a need to argue. You have expressed your opinion,
and I expressed mine. We disagree. It's allowed and is perfectly
okay.