[antlr-interest] submission of patches, fixes, other contributions
John D. Mitchell
johnm-antlr at non.net
Wed Jun 1 06:53:11 PDT 2005
>>>>> "Anthony" == Anthony Youngman <Anthony.Youngman at eca-international.com> writes:
[...]
> Why is it hypocritical?
> If *I* drive recklessly, you are arguing that it's fair to blame the
> occupants of the car I hit for the accident (equally with me, of course
> :-)
> The *contributor* is placing the project at risk by virtue of his
> contribution, therefore he has a duty to certify that he has behaved
> properly in making that contribution. You cannot ask the USER to certify
> that the CONTRIBUTOR has behaved himself. Therefore you (have to) place a
> higher duty on the contributor.
Please read this thread again. The hypocrisy that I've talked about is the
difference between (the draft of) what's required *of* the contributor and
what's being offered/warranted by Ter *to* the users.
Take care,
John
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