Re: [gnu.org #1161926] Update to information for maintainers

[rsiddharth]

"Donald R Robertson III via RT" <address@hidden> writes:

> We're looking to update instructions for maintainers regarding copyright
> paperwork before announcing the changes tomorrow. The section needing an
> update is:
> <https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Papers.html#Copyright-Papers>.
> We want to replace the current text:
>
> After receiving the necessary form, the contributor needs to sign it.
> Contributors residing in the USA or Italy may use GPG in order to sign
> their assignment. Contributors located in the USA, Germany, or India can
> print, sign, and then email (or fax) a scanned copy back to the FSF.
> (Specific instructions for both cases are sent with the assignment
> form.) They may use postal mail, if they prefer. Contributors residing
> outside the USA, Germany or India must mail the signed form to the FSF
> via postal mail. To emphasize, the necessary distinction is between
> residents and non-residents of these countries; citizenship does not
> matter. 
>
> With the new text:
>
> After receiving the necessary form, the contributor needs to sign it.
> Contributors residing in the USA or Italy may use GPG in order to sign
> their assignment. To emphasize, the necessary distinction is between
> residents and non-residents of these countries; citizenship does not
> matter. All contributors from any country can print, sign, and then
> email (or fax) a scanned copy back to the FSF. (Specific instructions
> for both cases are sent with the assignment form.) They may use postal
> mail, if they prefer. 

@donald I've updated the relevant sections in /prep/maintain.

@bug-gnulib, I updated the /prep/maintain by using the gendocs.sh
script[1]. I've attached a patch that updates the doc/maint.texi file in
the gnulib git repo.

[1]: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gnulib.git/plain/build-aux/gendocs.sh

0001-Update-doc-maintain.texi.patch
Description: Text Data

signature.asc
Description: PGP signature