From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Sat, 28 May 2016 12:34:35 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] blame.c: don't drop origin blobs as eagerly
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1605281430440.4449@virtualbox>
In-Reply-To: <87shx2oaaw.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org>

Hi David,

On Sat, 28 May 2016, David Kastrup wrote:

> > The short version of your answer is that you will leave this patch in
> > its current form and address none of my concerns because you moved on,
> > correct? If so, that's totally okay, it just needs to be spelled out.
> 
> Yes, that's it.  You'll notice that the code change itself is both
> minuscule as well purely functional, so it contains nothing
> copyrightable.

That is unfortunately an interpretation of the law that would need to come
from a professional lawyer. As it is, the patch was clearly authored by
you, and anybody else who would claim authorship would most likely be
breaking the law.

So I won't touch it.

Sorry,
Johannes