From: Glenn Morris Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 19:20:48 +0000 (-0400) Subject: * etc/CONTRIBUTE: Small updates X-Git-Tag: emacs-24.3.90~75 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e00a3e2238415b63796f34f16b245f39ef69eeca;p=emacs.git * etc/CONTRIBUTE: Small updates --- diff --git a/etc/CONTRIBUTE b/etc/CONTRIBUTE index cba833cf584..43d6ae6af40 100644 --- a/etc/CONTRIBUTE +++ b/etc/CONTRIBUTE @@ -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 emacs-devel@gnu.org 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 emacs-devel@gnu.org 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