Re: [PATCH] arm: ioperm use /proc/sys not sysctl

[Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo dot org>]

On Monday 09 November 2009 08:15:28 Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> "Carlos O'Donell" writes:
> > * Proof of FSF copyright assignment.
> 
> I am under 15 lines and no the FSF may not have my copyright.  I'm
> certainly not going through all of that rigmarole for an issue that
> should have been reported every time some uses ioperm/inb/outb on
> arm.
> 
> Are there people here who actually care about glibc functioning well?
> 
> My apologies if this comes off rude.  But I am rather insulted by a
> response that seems to be saying I am not good enough to talk to you,
> and you won't even take your patch as a starting place for a
> discussion on how to make something work properly.

these requirements are standard for all major fsf/gnu projects.  regardless of 
how you, or many many other people, feel about them, these arent negotiable.  
dont get me wrong ... i think it's retarded as well, but it isnt going to 
change anything.  or at least, complaining on any of these mailing lists 
certainly wont change anything.  these requirements come from the fsf/gnu 
project, so if you have issues with the requirements they're dictating, you'll 
have to take it up with them.

as it stands today, in order to get non-trivial changes added to fsf/gnu 
projects like glibc, you must give up your copyright on it via the copyright 
assignment papers.

as Carlos said, he's merely highlighting the requirements here -- he isnt the 
actual 'gatekeeper' for arm either, and he doesnt have a choice in the matter.
-mike

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