[LEDE-DEV] [PATCH v2] merge: add OpenWrt branding

[por at oranjevos.nl]

Dear Imre,

On the info for the version of the patch: my error, must have overlooked the included version info, it is indeed included.

About the use of openwrt email addresses in the SOB:
This has been discussed before, and the arguments against using an openwrt mail address as a personal address haven't vanished.
The address in the SOB is meant to identify a contributor, most likely a natural person, not some entity of the openwrt project. Usage of an openwrt mail address suggests that the person using that address has another position in the project than those that use mail addresses not within the openwrt.org domain, which does not go well with LEDE rules.

IIRC, during discussions on the remerge, the following compromis was reached: usage of personal openwrt addresses wasn't ruled out completely, but only in passive sense, as a means to keep receiving mail on the address and active usage for personal business is not allowed. John remerge proposal v3 states clearly:
- mail addresses may under no conditions be used for any personal business, consultancy, applying for jobs, ... purposes

As a mail address in a SOB is a personal address, is meant to be that, using an openwrt address in a SOB goes directly against the agreed on rules, and certainly against the spirit of the LEDE rules that have proven to be successful in making the project getting traction and commitment.

Please take this opinion of an outsider seriously, regards,
Paul


 

> Op 26 okt. 2017, om 18:32 heeft Imre Kaloz <kaloz at openwrt.org> het volgende geschreven:
> 
> Hi Paul,
> 
> On 2017-10-26 18:16, por at oranjevos.nl wrote:
>> Please, could you add some info on what has changed with the new version of the patch ?
>> And, it would be appreciated when the SOB would not use an openwrt.org mail address (assuming Imre has another suitable mail available).
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
>> 
>>> Op 26 okt. 2017, om 17:41 heeft Zoltan HERPAI <wigyori at uid0.hu>
>>>  het volgende geschreven:
>>> 
>>> Given that we've decided to sail under the same flag for
>>> the benefit of the whole community, and acknowledge the
>>> achievements of the LEDE project, let's start the final
>>> steps of the merge.
>>> 
>>> The git and other sources are untouched until the infra merge.
>>> 
>>> v2: - dismiss bugtracker and forum change
>>>    - update uhttpd cert gen
>>>    - update banner
>>>    - update busybox NSLOOKUP patch
>>> 
>>> Signed-off-by: Zoltan HERPAI 
>>> <wigyori at uid0.hu>
>>> 
>>> Signed-off-by: Imre Kaloz 
>>> <kaloz at openwrt.org>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
> 
> Please find the changes listed in the description, but left it in above as well. As for using another email address, I won't use my personal one for this as I don't use this for that, simply as that. This is fully following what the merge agreement that has been voted for and got accepted defined.
> 
> 
> Best,
> Imre
>