From owner-svn-src-all@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 22 23:10:09 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C3281065675; Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:10:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Received: from harmony.bsdimp.com (bsdimp.com [199.45.160.85]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF50F8FC0C; Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:10:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by harmony.bsdimp.com (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n0MN7KDd054286; Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:07:20 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:07:59 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <20090122.160759.1633422730.imp@bsdimp.com> To: rwatson@FreeBSD.org From: "M. Warner Losh" In-Reply-To: References: <20090122.155845.-928179489.imp@bsdimp.com> X-Mailer: Mew version 5.2 on Emacs 21.3 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, jeff@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r187580 - head/tools/sched X-BeenThere: svn-src-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire src tree \(except for " user" and " projects" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:10:12 -0000 In message: Robert Watson writes: : On Thu, 22 Jan 2009, M. Warner Losh wrote: : : > : FWIW, the one case where I don't really do that is when I worked on some code : > : on my own and hence hold the copyright for it, then did some work under a : > : contract for a customer on it such that they own the copyright on : > : enhancements, and then I do some further work on my own. In that case, I'll : > : leave a discontinuity to reflect the fact that the copyright on changes made : > : in the gap were assigned elsewhere. Not clear this is the right thing to do, : > : but I'm fairly sure at least some of my customers are more comfortable with : > : that as it leaves no confusion in the source as to which bits they : > : sponsored/own. : > : > True, but that's a fairly rare circumstance relative to the project as a : > whole. : : Possibly, but I also think that while most committers are quite careful about : getting the permission of their employers to release code, many are less : careful than they should be about attributing copyright to their employers as : they may not understand the implications of work-for-hire. Very true. Warner