Any update? It has been 20 days but still no response. ------- Original Message ------- On Sunday, July 10th, 2022 at 20:47, happysmash27 <happysmas...@protonmail.com> wrote:
> I do not mind sharing my legal name privately where it can be updated in the > future if/when I change it. My legal name is already linked in several > places; I just don't want people to mistakenly refer to me by it when it is > more of an ID than something I am actually usually referred to by. Where > might I be able to send it? > > ------- Original Message ------- > On Saturday, July 9th, 2022 at 01:31, Ton Roosendaal via Bf-committers > bf-committers@blender.org wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > We do not allow anonymous commits in Blender code. We always ask people > > to identify themselves (can be done in private, to Blender > > Foundation/Institute staff). It is still my wish to implement a friendly > > CLA for contributors, just to protect Blender and ensure we can remain > > Free Software reliably. > > > > You describe a quite unique situation for yourself, where you wish to > > keep your legal identity private and even change it. > > > > In that case, I advise you to just waive all rights (copyright and > > attributions) of your code contributions to Blender. The Blender > > developer, who then accepts your patch, will commit it under his own > > name, and under Blender Foundation copyright. In the commit log, a > > reference to the patch submission can be made. > > > > The patch submission itself will be logged and backed up, that way there > > will be a trace back to your nickname and past conversations. > > > > Note: I am not a copyright expert. I also could not find good > > suggestions online from other projects accepting anonymous code. > > > > Thanks, > > > > -Ton- > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Ton Roosendaal - t...@blender.org - www.blender.org > > Chairman Blender Foundation, CEO Blender Institute / Studio > > Buikslotermeerplein 161, 1025 ET Amsterdam, the Netherlands > > > > On 08/07/2022 05:31, happysmash27 via Bf-committers wrote: > > > > > Hello. For my current pull request (https://developer.blender.org/D15306) > > > and for future, hopefully more complex pull requests, there is currently > > > an issue in terms of attribution. I would prefer to be attributed under > > > "happysmash27", as this is my main identity online and unlikely to change > > > in the near future. Updating my profile to use a first-last name system > > > would have the problems of: > > > > > > – My first and last name are shared by over 10,000 other people in the US > > > alone, so is not a good identifier. > > > – I do not plan to use my current legal name for that long in the future > > > as it is not very good. So, this identifier will likely become outdated a > > > lot quicker than happysmash27 where my website happysmash27.me is > > > registered for the next decade or so and has history going back around a > > > decade. > > > – I could potentially use the name people actually call me in real life > > > in combination with my last name, which I may change my name to, but this > > > still does come with some problems and I would prefer not to as: > > > – This is not currently my legal name. > > > – When I do eventually change my legal name, I may end up going with > > > something else. > > > – Although my online identity and legal one are fairly strongly linked > > > (mostly in the form of people IRL knowing my screen name), I would still > > > prefer not to have my legal name as easily looked up online as having it > > > on a public forum would create. > > > > > > Could this be done, while still having me listed as the author? I was > > > advised to contact the project administrators, and if I understand > > > correctly I think this would be the forum to discuss this. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Bf-committers mailing list > > > Bf-committers@blender.org > > > List details, subscription details or unsubscribe: > > > https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Bf-committers mailing list > > Bf-committers@blender.org > > List details, subscription details or unsubscribe: > > https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list Bf-committers@blender.org List details, subscription details or unsubscribe: https://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
