Re: [PATCH] Improve string::clear() performance

[Cong Wang <xiyou dot wangcong at gmail dot com>]

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 2:08 AM, Jonathan Wakely <jwakely@redhat.com> wrote:
> On 14/09/16 10:41 -0700, Cong Wang wrote:
>>
>> For long term, I think gcc should have something as simple as
>> 'Signed-off-by' for Linux kernel, otherwise too much work for first-time
>> contributors like me. We all want to save time on this, don't we? ;)
>
>
> Signed-off-by wouldn't help. The copyright assignment is done so that
> the FSF owns the copyright in the majority of the GCC code. If I add
> a Signed-off-by to your patch that doesn't have any effect on your
> copyright of the code.
>
> It certainly does add a hurdle for contributors to GCC, but it's not a
> policy that is likely to change.
>
> Anyway, I'll fix this one way or another ASAP. Thanks again.

Thanks for your kind explanation.

I think I already finish the copyright thing after exchanging emails with
assign@gnu.org. So copyright is not a blocker for consideration of
my patch any more.