[libvirt] [PATCH] xenconfig: Remove references to my name and email

Wed May 9 11:22:47 UTC 2018

On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 2:14 PM, David Kiarie <davidkiarie4 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 2:10 PM, David Kiarie <davidkiarie4 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 2:08 PM, Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange at redhat.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> On Wed, May 09, 2018 at 02:05:54PM +0300, David Kiarie wrote:
>>> > On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 2:01 PM, Daniel P. Berrangé <
>>> berrange at redhat.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > On Wed, May 09, 2018 at 01:47:26PM +0300, David Kiarie wrote:
>>> > > > On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 1:43 PM, Daniel P. Berrangé <
>>> berrange at redhat.com>
>>> > > > wrote:
>>> > > >
>>> > > > > On Wed, May 09, 2018 at 01:36:35PM +0300, David Kiarie wrote:
>>> > > > > > On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 1:18 PM, David Kiarie <
>>> davidkiarie4 at gmail.com
>>> > > >
>>> > > > > wrote:
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > >
>>> > > > > > >
>>> > > > > > > On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 1:15 PM, David Kiarie <
>>> > > davidkiarie4 at gmail.com>
>>> > > > > > > wrote:
>>> > > > > > >
>>> > > > > > >>
>>> > > > > > >>
>>> > > > > > >> On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 12:02 PM, Daniel P. Berrangé <
>>> > > > > berrange at redhat.com>
>>> > > > > > >> wrote:
>>> > > > > > >>
>>> > > > > > >>> On Wed, May 09, 2018 at 10:38:59AM +0200, Peter Krempa
>>> wrote:
>>> > > > > > >>> > On Wed, May 09, 2018 at 08:51:01 +0100, Daniel Berrange
>>> wrote:
>>> > > > > > >>> > > On Wed, May 09, 2018 at 09:14:29AM +0300, David Kiarie
>>> wrote:
>>> > > > > > >>> > > >
>>> > > > > > >>> > > > This is okay but this definitely wrong. And it does
>>> indeed
>>> > > > > sound
>>> > > > > > >>> wrong. And
>>> > > > > > >>> > > > it will always sound wrong.
>>> > > > > > >>> > > >
>>> > > > > > >>> > > > Being involved in a GSoC project is not about
>>> > > contributions.
>>> > > > > And
>>> > > > > > >>> also
>>> > > > > > >>> > > > considering the scale of our project(some of the
>>> code even
>>> > > > > never
>>> > > > > > >>> got
>>> > > > > > >>> > > > merged). There was a lot of research, design,
>>> planning,
>>> > > > > > >>> implementation,
>>> > > > > > >>> > > > review and finally the code got merged.
>>> > > > > > >>> > > >
>>> > > > > > >>> > > > I should at least be able to copyright the file. I
>>> mean,
>>> > > Jim
>>> > > > > was
>>> > > > > > >>> my mentor,
>>> > > > > > >>> > > > I did most of the work but his company copyright is
>>> right
>>> > > at
>>> > > > > the
>>> > > > > > >>> top of the
>>> > > > > > >>> > > > file - Does this sound okay to you ?
>>> > > > > > >>> > >
>>> > > > > > >>> > > You own copyright on any contributions you make,
>>> regardless
>>> > > of
>>> > > > > what
>>> > > > > > >>> any
>>> > > > > > >>> > > Copyright statement at the top of the file says. Just
>>> like
>>> > > the
>>> > > > > Author
>>> > > > > > >>> > > lines in file headers, these Copyright lines in source
>>> files
>>> > > are
>>> > > > > at
>>> > > > > > >>> best
>>> > > > > > >>> > > outdated and incomplete. Anyone who wishes to identify
>>> the
>>> > > > > copyright
>>> > > > > > >>> > > ownership has no choice but to look at the git history
>>> which
>>> > > > > records
>>> > > > > > >>> > > exactly who wrote what.
>>> > > > > > >>> >
>>> > > > > > >>> > Soo, can we also delete the "Copyright ..." lines from
>>> the top
>>> > > of
>>> > > > > the
>>> > > > > > >>> > license statement? That's a cleanup which I'll gladly do.
>>> > > > > > >>>
>>> > > > > > >>> No, you can not delete other people's Copyright lines -
>>> they are
>>> > > > > > >>> considered
>>> > > > > > >>> part of the license notice so can only be altered by the
>>> > > copyright
>>> > > > > > >>> holder.
>>> > > > > > >>>
>>> > > > > > >>
>>> > > > > > >> Suse copyright notice has been on this file since the day
>>> this
>>> > > file
>>> > > > > got
>>> > > > > > >> merged. To be honest, I did most of the original work so why
>>> > > should
>>> > > > > Suse
>>> > > > > > >> copyright appear here while me doesn't ?
>>> > > > > > >>
>>> > > > > > >
>>> > > > > > > Contrary to the fact that most libvirt developers work for a
>>> > > company,
>>> > > > > this
>>> > > > > > > was mostly independent work.
>>> > > > > > >
>>> > > > > >
>>> > > > > > And I totally don't have a problem with Suse copyrighting the
>>> file
>>> > > but
>>> > > > > why
>>> > > > > > can't I do the same ?
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > You can have Copyright line on any file you made non-trivial
>>> > > contributions
>>> > > > > too. It is upto the person contributing patches to add Copyright
>>> line
>>> > > if
>>> > > > > they wish to. The Suse copyright is there simply because their
>>> patch
>>> > > > > author chose to add it when they contributed to that file.
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > > Or, would you rather I use the pseudonym 'Oneko Ltd'  instead
>>> of just
>>> > > > > > 'Oneko' ?
>>> > > > >
>>> > > > > Copyright lines need to use legal real names, or company name,
>>> not
>>> > > > > pseudonyms.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > In which case you mean that if I write a patch copyrighting these
>>> file on
>>> > > > the company name 'Oneko and sons'  you will merge that patch ?
>>> > >
>>> > > Depends on whether that company owns the copyright or not. Copyright
>>> is
>>> > > owned by the individual who creates the work, unless a contract of
>>> > > employment requires them to assign copyright to the company instead.
>>> > > So unless you did your GSoC work under such a contract with that
>>> > > company, it would be inappropriate to list them.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > But, the individual who created the work was a cat.
>>> >
>>> > Okay, I could copyright this on my name and cat email - does that sound
>>> > okay ?
>>>
>>> Ok, at this point I'm not going to merge any more patches, as I don't
>>> have any confidence in the truth of what you're saying.
>>>
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>> It's not about confidence, it's about facts.
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> But, I think I get what you're saying when you say you don't have any
> confidence in what I am saying.
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> I'm definitely not a cat. And, I did some GSoC work but I want to distance
> myself from the work but still be able to prove that I did the work, just
> in case someone requires me to.
>

I'm Kenyan native - quite risky if I go around dumping code as if I was
born in San Francisco.

But I will, if someone makes it clear that whatever I want is not possible.

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>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Daniel
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