Gary V. Vaughan wrote: > Hi Jim, > > On 15 Nov 2011, at 18:14, Jim Meyering wrote: >> Gary V. Vaughan wrote: >>> I think 'Copyright-paper-required: No' is still the best compromise here for ... >> This is setting FSF policy, > > Well, the policy is already set very clearly... > > From http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/maintain.html#Legally-Significant
That part is not in question. The syntax you are proposing would set policy for GNU projects that use gitlog-to-changelog. ... >> For example, I have a slight preference >> for a semantically positive tag like "Copyright-paperwork-exempt:". > > That seems fine to me too. > > Rather than stalling, what's the next step to keep things in motion? Propose a patch to maintain.texi.