Hi,

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 11:44:48AM -0500, Jeremy Linton wrote:
> Dejan Muhamedagic wrote:
> > I can't find the previous version. And I can't recall having ever
> > seen it. Where was it kept?
> http://www.google.com/search?q=synaccess+stonith
> <chuckle>

Hmm, I think I was pretty busy at that time, completely missed
it.

> > Before we accept it, we have to get (for legal reasons) an
> > official mail from you that you did it on your own time (if your
> > contract allows that) or from your boss that the company is happy
> > with the contribution.
>     What like certified snail mail?

Nope.

> This was done on company time, but 
> writing scripts for power management devices isn't anywhere near our core 
> business. As such, we give these things back to the community where 
> applicable. My manager doesn't subscribe to this mailing list, he barely 
> responds to email (what happens when you get to many emails). Its unlikely, 
> given he isn't a signing officer, you can get a long formal response from 
> him sufficient to make a lawyer happy. A month or so ago, when I suggested 
> we send the STONITH script to the mailing list, his reply was (exact 
> quote):
>
> "So be it. Its good to contribute back. Thanks, Kipp"

That's great. So, if he could repeat something of the sort and we
get it from his company email account (send directly to me or to
the list). Believe me, I have as much disdain for the process as
you do, but so far nobody asked for my opinion.

Cheers,

Dejan

> Which is pretty much the same response I always get, when I
> have patches for open source projects.
>
> As such, I will state that the "license" blurb at the top of the script 
> applies (its a copy paste from the ssh script). Frankly, I suspect that no 
> one at Gresham gives a rats a** about this. In that regard its all yours, 
> do what you will. Like the license says "This program is distributed in the 
> hope that it would be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY". Since it started 
> its life as the ssh script, and some of that remains in this file (pretty 
> much just the license at this point) it could be viewed that we are 
> required to provide it.
>
>
>
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