[PATCH rtems-docs] eng: Add rules for attribution

[Thomas DOERFLER]

Hi Chris,

Am 30.09.21 um 02:23 schrieb Chris Johns:
> On 29/9/21 6:38 pm, Christian MAUDERER wrote:
>>
>> To be honest: If sponsored work is a legal problem, we have that with or without
>> a note in the files. It's only more visible with a note in the files. I don't
>> think that a legal problem would be avoidable just by not mentioning it.
> 
> That is not the legal aspect I have in mind. There exists constraints about
> payments for work done in relation to tax law and this varies around the world.
> A notice could be taken as evidence. For example a functioning non-profit such
> as the RTEMS Foundation can accept donations and how that money is spent is up
> to the foundation. The contributor has no input on that process otherwise it is
> tax avoidance. This area is strict and the governance is important. I will let
> you consider the relationship between fair attribution for the whole community
> and those contributing to a non-profit.

Surely this must be considered, but OTOH RTEMS code is definitively a 
project which combines non-profit and with-profit people to create and 
maintain code, especially since the birth of the project was with-profit.

So if it comes to contributions e.g. from our company: Yes, they are 
created with profit.

Certain areas are handled non-profit. Maybe the question then is, how to 
properly distinguish them.

>> A foundation wouldn't change the problem discussed here. Don't get me wrong: I
>> would love to see the foundation. But I don't think that the foundation would be
>> the the same as the RTEMS open source project from a legal point of view. It
>> would only be another (much needed) sponsor of work and infrastructure.
> 
> Sorry, a non-profit does not work that way as I stated above so no attribution
> can happen. This makes attribution fundamentally unfair.
> 

I agree that a "sponsored by RTEMS Foundation" entry wouldn't make 
sense, because the whole idea of the Foundation is to maintain RTEMS.

But, regarding the "sponsored by" entry, I wouldn't talk about fairness. 
In the past we always had the question "who is using RTEMS" and in many 
cases had to shrug shoulders because we either don't know or shouldn't 
tell. If RTEMS user companies officially ask to be visible, I think this 
is something we should push and not block, right?

> I have to say I not entirely comfortable with this happening and I will not be
> encouraging additions. If Thomas wishes to discuss this further I suggest he
> reaches out to me personally.

That makes sense, I will try next week when being back at work.

Thomas.
> 
> Chris
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