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On 22 December 2013 18:02, Chet Burgess <cfb at metacloud.com> wrote:
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> On Dec 20, 2013, at 14:07 , Russell Bryant <rbryant at redhat.com> wrote:
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> It's not your code, so you really can't propose it without them having
> signed the CLA, or propose it as your own.
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> Is there a time limit on this sort of thing? As an example there is a bug we
> opened 2 years ago that still has not been fixed. Someone posted a patch to
> the laundpad 4 months ago that addresses the issue but hasn't submitted a
> review. How long do we wait before its ok to submit the patch so we can have
> the fix? Is there some way we can note where the original code came from so
> as not to be viewed as stealing credit?
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> I ask now because I planned on posted a review with tests in next week or so
> because we really need the fix
> (https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/856764).

There is a time limit - 70 years after the authors death. I suggest
not waiting for that and instead writing a new patch yourself.

-Rob

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Robert Collins <rbtcollins at hp.com>
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HP Converged Cloud