On Mon, 23 Nov 2020, Martin Sebor via Gcc wrote: > I'd expect the best way to ensure the two copies of the contributed > text are in sync is to copy it automatically. If the only point of > asking the author to do it by hand each time they change the file > is to "Verify that they have permission to grant a GFDL license" > than that step could be done once, the result recorded somewhere > (e.g., in the MAINTAINERS file), and automated when making changes > by having the script look it up.
That permission is a function of the particular change being made (if it involves text previously in GPL-only parts of GCC being copied into the GFDL manual, that needs a docstring relicensing review), not just of the person making the change. -- Joseph S. Myers jos...@codesourcery.com
