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Re: Where can I get copyright assignment/disclaimer forms for contribution to gcc ?
- From: Jonathan Wakely <jwakely dot gcc at gmail dot com>
- To: lhmouse <lh_mouse at 126 dot com>
- Cc: "gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>, JonY <jon_y at users dot sourceforge dot net>
- Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2017 11:26:31 +0100
- Subject: Re: Where can I get copyright assignment/disclaimer forms for contribution to gcc ?
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On 8 September 2017 at 11:10, lhmouse wrote:
> Dear GCC developers,
>
> I have created a patch for enabling diagnostic colors on Windows. In order to allow the patch to be integrate with GCC, I need the copyright assignment/disclaimer forms, according to <https://gcc.gnu.org/contribute.html>. Our MinGW target maintainer, jon_y, is also interested in the patch. While we have no idea about the process about submitting patches, we need some guidance about:
>
> 1. where I get the copyright assignment or disclaimer forms, and
I'll send you the form, which you need to email to the FSF.
> 2. what I do with that form (from <https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/maintain.html#Legal-Matters> I learned that I print it, sign it, then send back a scanned copy of it, is that enough?), and
The FSF will send you the paperwork to sign and return to them.
> 3. which format I use for the patch (it was generated using Git rather than SVN), the changelog, etc.
That's explained at https://gcc.gnu.org/contribute.html#patches or you
can look at the thousands of examples sent to the gcc-patches mailing
list, to see what others do.