Re: [NonGNU] New packages: avy-menu, flyspell-correct and friends

[Jai Flack]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
>> Cc: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>, Rudolf Adamkovič 
>> <salutis@me.com>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
>> Date: Sun, 22 May 2022 08:53:51 -0400
>> 
>> Jai Flack [2022-05-22 03:57:36] wrote:
>> > One more thing: do we have a clear definition for "non-trivial
>> > contributions"?
>> 
>> We define it as "equivalent to about 15 lines worth of code", where
>> equivalence should be understood in a kind of kolmogorov-complexity sense.
>
> It's not just a line count: the nature of the "code" in those 15 lines
> also matters.  They must express some real creative activity.  For
> example, 15 lines of data that can be gleaned from some source don't
> count.

Right.  In that case copyright assignment for them shouldn't be a
problem, what can go in GNU ELPA vs. NonGNU ELPA is only dictated by the
dependencies.

The maintainer is working on submitting their copyright assignment
papers at the moment.

-- 
Thanks,
Jai