On 10/6/16, 8:09 AM, "Justin Mclean" <jus...@classsoftware.com> wrote:
>Hi, > >My intention was never to throw weight around. So just so everyone is >clear on the course of action if I approach them as an individual it’s >IMO very likely that I will get no response and that means as per the >discussion on legal discuss we need to add the headers. The ONLY case >where we would not add the headers if if we approach them and they >explicitly ask us not to add headers. It also very likely that the >copyright situation will remain unclear which is also likely to have some >impact. IMO, you have the option of not contacting them and not adding the headers. IOW, not spending any more energy on this issue, because you change your mind and decide to align with many of your fellow PMC members and decide to rely on "trust" and "intent". I think only you and maybe Chris feel like something has to be done. It seems contradictory to say you don't want to throw weight around but you feel like you will have better success if you can wear your PMC hat. I think more Flex PMC members would prefer that we simply don't do anything about missing headers since we don't have to, so we don't want you to present your request to the third parties as a PMC request. If you think your request needs to have more influence, try to get the IPMC to let you wear an IPMC hat. We cannot control what words you use to contact the third-parties. If you want to add the fact that you are on various PMCs that is your choice. I assume you will make the effort so that your word choices do not imply that the Flex PMC is supporting your efforts. Other members of the PMC who want to co-sign your email are welcome to do so. IMO, if you take the time to find the right words and generate a Pull Request that they can just apply, your chances of success will be optimized. The PR probably doesn't have to be for their full repo: for OpenFL, it can just be the Matrix file, for designmodo, just the .less files. Nit-picking about details of licenses and headers seems to be one of your passions, but I don't think that passion is shared by most Flex community members and in fact frustration has been expressed on several occasions. I personally do appreciate it when you find the big-ticket issues, but missing headers is not one of them. How/if/when you go about pursuing your passions can influence how other community members perceive you. Thanks, -Alex
