Hi Brian, Brian van den Broek <brian.van.den.br...@gmail.com> writes:
> a) the limit is cumulative over all patches, It makes sense. > b) trivial changes like replacing many instances of a > name do not count, but multiple such sorts of changes "can" and c) the > standard they presently endorse is >15 lines. (Sadly, the document I > linked to is a model of neither clarity nor precision.) Yes -- that's actually what's on http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html >> 1. try to figure out what really prevents you from assigning your >> copyright to FSF (unless your job contract says "everything you write >> in your free time belongs to us", I don't see a real problem here, but >> of course I don't have all the cards in hands to judge appropriately.) > > I don't think my employer (I teach Philosophy at the College-level) > has a basis to claim ownership of copyright on my work product, but I > also seem to have misplaced my law degree :-) I thus cannot > confidently say that it is false that I "have an employer who *might* > have a basis" to claim ownership of my changes. > > I've written the relevant gnu.org address seeking clarification as to > whether my good faith belief suffices in my circumstances. Okay let us know. You might get a faster reply by Cc'ing me as the maintainer. Also, perhaps your College administration will be faster that GNU ones -- but chances are that both will be slow anyway. In the meantime, don't hesitate to report problems informally on the list! Thanks, -- Bastien
