Re: Any exceptions for the 15-line rule?

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 01.05.2013 20:00, Glenn Morris wrote:
> Dmitry Gutov wrote:
>
> > https://github.com/mooz/js2-mode/pull/101
> > https://github.com/mooz/js2-mode/pull/100
> >
> > (add .diff at the end of each URL to see the plain diff)
>
> I think it is fair to call those a tiny change; assuming there is
> nothing else by the same author.
>
> The 15 lines thing is not totally literal.
> A mechanical s/foo/bar on a 100 lines is still a tiny change.

Thank you. I don't think I've seen a good definition of "tiny change" 
anywhere, and there's no s/foo/bar in either of these patches, but if 
you suggest to use my own judgment, that's fine by me.

> > On the face of it, both patches exceed 15 lines in total, but I hesitate
> > to ask for CA over something this simple (this would also mean delaying
> > the next merge from Git to elpa for however long that takes).
>
> But let's not make copyright assignment out to be something daunting, or
> to be avoided. It's pretty straightforward, very much so if the person
> is in the USA. And if it causes a delay, well that's just how it is.

Sure, I'll ask for CA from anyone with sizable and/or repeated 
contributions. Requesting it for small one-off patches feels 
counter-productive, though.