RE: [Gomp-discuss] Copyright Assignment

[Scott Robert Ladd]

> Definitely.  You cannot contribute code to GCC if you don't have
> an copyright assignment with the FSF.

It would be nice if the people who keep saying "yeah, you need one" would
actually tell me where to go about doing such... ;)

Like many poeple, I have never contributed to a GNU project before; please
excuse my ignornace. Considering that all my polite questions seem to be met
with obtuse or condescending answers, I'm reconsidering whether to work on
this at all!

I can say this: Many other free projects are far more friendly toward new
contributors.

I am not impressed with the inclusiveness or friendliness of the GNU
community. The general attitude is rather snobby (especially in the gcc
list.) I suppose it hasn't occurred to GNU folk that they might want to be a
bit more forthcoming with "new" folk. Otherwise, you aren't going to gain
many new contributors...

I'm funding any time I spend on this out of my own pocket; I don't have a
corporate sponsor to pay my bills. I've been programming for a very long
time, but if my expertise isn't "good" enough because I don't know all the
little GNU procedures, I can find other ways to contribute to society.

..Scott