[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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