From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Greg Troxel Subject: Re: [RFC] Move ox-koma-letter into core? Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:12:45 -0400 Message-ID: References: <878uueciku.fsf@gmail.com> <55F46D73-2430-4831-ABE9-D66AE03647E7@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44262) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WN4h1-0006Ru-Kt for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:12:57 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WN4gv-0001ee-LC for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:12:51 -0400 Received: from fnord.ir.bbn.com ([192.1.100.210]:55147) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WN4gv-0001ea-FR for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:12:45 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Viktor Rosenfeld's message of "Mon, 17 Feb 2014 20:10:47 +0100") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Viktor Rosenfeld Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Viktor Rosenfeld writes: > FWIW, I think that the copyright assignment process creates a huge > barrier of entry to contribute to Orgmode and that it's unfortunate > that one has to jump through hoops like this to contribute actual code > (whereas other contributions, e.g., documentation, have no such > obligation attached). > > Also, my view of the document, as I understand it, is that it's very > one-sided and unfair to the developer, specifically the future works > and indemnification clauses. For the record, I will not sign a > document containing the indemnification clause as it currently stands. I agree that the assignment process is a big barrier; it's personally kept me from starting down the path to contributing to several projects. In particular indemnification is problematic. But, org-mode is the tail, and it's unlikely emacs will decide to stop requiring assignment because of anyone here. --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iEYEARECAAYFAlMeAJ0ACgkQ+vesoDJhHiV9fACgk3raEbW2XP4VSePVVktMNFCC w5oAnRlxJgUNlywOTsA0IYjGbLG4q9oh =a/9+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--