"Donald R Robertson III via RT" <webmast...@gnu.org> writes:
> We're looking to update instructions for maintainers regarding copyright > paperwork before announcing the changes tomorrow. The section needing an > update is: > <https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Papers.html#Copyright-Papers>. > We want to replace the current text: > > After receiving the necessary form, the contributor needs to sign it. > Contributors residing in the USA or Italy may use GPG in order to sign > their assignment. Contributors located in the USA, Germany, or India can > print, sign, and then email (or fax) a scanned copy back to the FSF. > (Specific instructions for both cases are sent with the assignment > form.) They may use postal mail, if they prefer. Contributors residing > outside the USA, Germany or India must mail the signed form to the FSF > via postal mail. To emphasize, the necessary distinction is between > residents and non-residents of these countries; citizenship does not > matter. > > With the new text: > > After receiving the necessary form, the contributor needs to sign it. > Contributors residing in the USA or Italy may use GPG in order to sign > their assignment. To emphasize, the necessary distinction is between > residents and non-residents of these countries; citizenship does not > matter. All contributors from any country can print, sign, and then > email (or fax) a scanned copy back to the FSF. (Specific instructions > for both cases are sent with the assignment form.) They may use postal > mail, if they prefer. @donald I've updated the relevant sections in /prep/maintain. @bug-gnulib, I updated the /prep/maintain by using the gendocs.sh script[1]. I've attached a patch that updates the doc/maint.texi file in the gnulib git repo. [1]: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gnulib.git/plain/build-aux/gendocs.sh
From 357e8e20e0187190a416152a6795051116160a26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rsiddharth <r...@gnu.org>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2016 03:20:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update doc/maintain.texi
Update "Copyright Papers" section (RT#1161926).
---
doc/maintain.texi | 20 +++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/maintain.texi b/doc/maintain.texi
index 6ed7cb5..e54dac3 100644
--- a/doc/maintain.texi
+++ b/doc/maintain.texi
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
@c For double-sided printing, uncomment:
@c @setchapternewpage odd
@c This date is automagically updated when you save this file:
-@set lastupdate July 21, 2016
+@set lastupdate November 3, 2016
@c %**end of header
@dircategory GNU organization
@@ -393,16 +393,14 @@ initial request. If no reply from the FSF comes after that time,
please send a reminder. If there is still no response after an
additional week, please write to @email{maintainers@@gnu.org} about it.
-After receiving the necessary form, the contributor needs to sign
-it. Contributors residing in the USA or Italy may use GPG in order to
-sign their assignment. Contributors located in the USA, Germany, or
-India can print, sign, and then email (or fax) a scanned copy back to
-the FSF. (Specific instructions for both cases are sent with the
-assignment form.) They may use postal mail, if they
-prefer. Contributors residing outside the USA, Germany or India must
-mail the signed form to the FSF via postal mail. To emphasize, the
-necessary distinction is between residents and non-residents of these
-countries; citizenship does not matter.
+After receiving the necessary form, the contributor needs to sign it.
+Contributors residing in the USA or Italy may use GPG in order to sign
+their assignment. To emphasize, the necessary distinction is between
+residents and non-residents of these countries; citizenship does not
+matter. All contributors from any country can print, sign, and then
+email (or fax) a scanned copy back to the FSF. (Specific instructions
+for both cases are sent with the assignment form.) They may use postal
+mail, if they prefer.
For less common cases, we have template files you should send to the
contributor. Be sure to fill in the name of the person and the name
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