Not easier
Not easier
Posted May 24, 2004 4:02 UTC (Mon) by leandro (guest, #1460)In reply to: Not easier by rfunk
Parent article: Linus on documenting patch provenance
> that would require a LOT more paperwork than a maintainer adding a single line to the patch description [...] Linus is trying to track the path a patch takes, not who owns it.
The copy rights assignment thing automatically takes care of the path -- the person assigning the copy rights implicitly states he owns the code, so any misappropriation responsibily is pushed over to the contributor. Who BTW also gets properly identified.
Posted May 24, 2004 4:35 UTC (Mon)
by rfunk (subscriber, #4054)
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Sure. It's still not easier to do copyright assignment.
Not easier