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authorGlenn Morris <[email protected]>2014-03-28 15:20:48 -0400
committerGlenn Morris <[email protected]>2014-03-28 15:20:48 -0400
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@@ -54,10 +54,14 @@ Generally speaking, for non-trivial contributions to GNU Emacs we
require that the copyright be assigned to the FSF. For the reasons
behind this, see: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html .
-Copyright assignment is a simple process. If you live in the US, you
-can do it entirely electronically. We can help you get started, and
-answer any questions you may have (or point you to the people with the
-answers), at the [email protected] mailing list.
+Copyright assignment is a simple process. If you live in the USA or
+Germany, you can do it entirely electronically. We can help you get
+started, and answer any questions you may have (or point you to the
+people with the answers), at the [email protected] mailing list.
+
+(Please note: general discussion about why some GNU projects ask
+for a copyright assignment is off-topic for emacs-devel.
+See gnu-misc-discuss instead.)
A copyright disclaimer is also a possibility, but we prefer an assignment.
Note that the disclaimer, like an assignment, involves you sending