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Re: Patch submission

by Ross Thomas :: Rate this Message:

Eugene Lazutkin wrote:

Ross Thomas wrote:
>
> Interestingly, the CLA makes no statement about the intended use
> or privacy of the personal information supplied by the submitter.

Did you try to ask about it? The only published personal information on
contributors I know of is here:
http://dojo.jot.com/WikiHome/ContributorListing. It lists 169 individual
contributors and 23 companies. I don't recall any contributor ever
complaining about privacy issues. But I think you right --- we have to
spell out our privacy policy.

OTOH you asked how to submit a patch to Dojo in a public forum using
your name and supplying your e-mail address --- don't you think the Big
Brother already knows your "nefarious" intent?

Well, let's see: Address, phone, fax.
Unless they are not required for the CLA, in which case that should be
indicated on the form.

I'm not worried about Big Brother (there's not much you can do about him).

I'm worried Internet Wackos.

> Given that, I think I'll pass for now. It's a pity though. The patch
> would've helped several people on this list ... as it has helped me.

We are an open source group with BSD/AFL license. We don't force anybody
to share. You are free to make your own decisions. Obviously you can use
Dojo without contributing back (see the license).

Oh! I'll happily post the patch. But the indication was that it would
not even be considered if it wasn't from an authorized contributor.
And a lot of the people on the list don't seem to want to use anything
other than the sanctioned distributions.

PS: Hmm, it is a thought: forget about software development, let's sell
our contributor lists to spammers and get rich quick...

Wouldn't be the first time it's happened.

Nah, we love coding, and we hate spammers.

Good. Then it should probably be put (in some similar fashion) into the
CLA text.

Ross.

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