Hi, On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 10:34:02AM +0100, Jim Meyering wrote: > Hi again, > > Patrick Schoenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Jim, > > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 09:09:09PM +0100, Jim Meyering wrote: > >> If you're serious about it, and can sign a copyright assignment, > >> please look through the coreutils contribution/style guidelines > >> http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=blob;f=HACKING;hb=HEAD > >> and make the following changes/additions: > > > > I was a bit sceptic about this copyright assignment and wondered why the > > HACKING file does not include any link to [1]. Just as a suggestion > > What's [1] ?
sorry, accidentally removed the link: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html > > I do not understand that. Which other programs do you mean? > > Utilities in other operating systems, e.g. BSDs md5sum or what do you > > mean? What rationale is behind this? > > Exactly. Do any of the NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, HPUX, > AIX, etc. programs (sometimes called "md5") have an option to do this? > If there *is* another program with this functionality, then you'd have a > good argument for adding a short-named option: to be compatible with it. > If not, then no new short-named options, on principle: there will be > less risk of conflict with other vendors or evolving/future standards. Makes sense. But this isn't a strong requirement is it? I don't even have access to all this operating systems ;) Hmpf. For now I'm fighting with the unreasonable dependencies of the coreutils git version.. automake 1.10a.. from the git repository.. =( Regards, Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
