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[PATCH] gnu: tig: Update to 2.5.3.

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From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: "jgart" <jgart <at> dismail.de>
Cc: 47086-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com, rprior <at> protonmail.com, packaging-guix <at> libremiami.org, Raghav Gururajan <rg <at> raghavgururajan.name>, Roberto Beltran <robertobeltran <at> protonmail.com>
Subject: [bug#47086] [PATCH] gnu: tig: Update to 2.5.3.
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:47:57 +0100

Hi!

"jgart" <jgart <at> dismail.de> skribis:

> I discussed this further with LibreMiami members and we are thinking about the following solution to
> this issue:
>
> We would still author commits as LibreMiami with our group email, packaging-guix <at> libremiami.org.
> All the co-authors would be listed in the commit body, as usual.
>
> LibreMiami would not be mentioned in any copyright statements going forward. Instead, we would add the
> copyright statement for each contributor at the top of the file. 
>
> We might have several individuals contributing in one packaging session. Would this pose any issues?

Nope, that sounds good!

BTW, note that “trivial” changes (usually considered as “less than 10
lines”; a package update definitely falls into that category) are not
even copyrightable.

> For example, there's a possibility that we might have 10 new contributors in one packaging session and therefore 10 new copyright statements at the top of source code files that might get introduced in that one session alone. 
>
> This was one of the main reasons why we collectively agreed on adding LibreMiami's copyright statement to the top of source code files.
>
> What are your thoughts on this matter? Should I move this to a mailing list discussion?

I see.  If there are literally ten people for each packaging patch you
submit, that could be a lot.

The other option obviously is to register LibreMiami as a non-profit, to
have its members formally assign it copyright on their work, at which
point “copyright LibreMiami” makes perfect sense.

HTH!

Ludo’.

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