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Re: [Help-smalltalk] [RFH] writing hacker's guide


From: Stephen Compall
Subject: Re: [Help-smalltalk] [RFH] writing hacker's guide
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:20:59 -0600

On Fri, 2008-01-04 at 15:48 +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> > I'm unsure what to do about the warning re: filing of copyright
> > assignment that is mentioned on the "missing manual pages" page. Should
> > there be one on the Hacker's Guide? Would it discourage contributions
> > from random people?
> 
> No, I don't believe one is necessary for the hacker's guide.

I added this note to explain the warning:

> A page without this note needs to be copyright-audited before
> inclusion to remove changes from contributors unwilling to file a
> copyright assignment or disclaimer.

The warning is there to discourage changes from such contributors, as
those would only interfere with the stated purpose of "missing manual
pages".  If you don't intend to include the Hacker's Guide in the
manual, the warning is unnecessary and undesirable.

-- 
The foremost obstacle standing in the way of the public's acceptance of
evolutionary theory is not a dearth of common sense. Instead, it is the
public's erroneous belief that common sense is a dependable guide to
evaluating the natural world.  --Scott O. Lilienfeld, SkI 5/2006

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