[python-committers] Anatoly Techtonik's contribution

[Ezio Melotti]

On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 12:18 AM, Georg Brandl <g.brandl at gmx.net> wrote:
>
> I still don't understand the CA issue: either he sent one some months back,
> and it got lost: then he can re-submit it.

Apparently he did and it got lost, and I hope he will resubmit it again now.

>  Or he thinks there is something
> wrong with it and it shouldn't be signed: then why did he do so in the first
> place

I think someone managed to convince him that it was at least "acceptable".
I.e., the CLA still has some problems and/or parts that are not 100%
clear to him, and he would like to see these problems addressed and
solved, but in the meanwhile he can make a compromise and sign it
anyway if it's necessary.

> (and frankly, why did nobody else (among them big corporations) find a
> cause for concern)?

Because usually no one spends time reading and understanding all the
fine prints and signs it because "if everyone else signed it, it can't
be too wrong/bad".  Indeed this shouldn't happen to big corporations,
but it might also be that they failed to recognize the problem or they
didn't care because it didn't affect them directly.  Of course it
could also be a misunderstanding of the license terms from his part,
but in this case he would probably want a clarification.

Best Regards,
Ezio Melotti

>
> cheers,
> Georg
>