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authorMarcoFalke <falke.marco@gmail.com>2016-10-14 09:52:29 +0200
committerMarcoFalke <falke.marco@gmail.com>2016-10-14 09:53:22 +0200
commit03dd707dc027fbf6f24120213f8eb66571600374 (patch)
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parente2b8c394d61de1e153b9b39d99c45654774f00de (diff)
parent36f60a5d5b1bc9a12b87d6475e3245b8236775e4 (diff)
downloadbitcoin-03dd707dc027fbf6f24120213f8eb66571600374.tar.xz
Merge #8915: Add copyright/patent issues to possible NACK reasons
36f60a5 Add copyright/patent issues to possible NACK reasons (Peter Todd)
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@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ language is used within pull-request comments:
- ACK means "I have tested the code and I agree it should be merged";
- NACK means "I disagree this should be merged", and must be accompanied by
- sound technical justification. NACKs without accompanying reasoning may be disregarded;
+ sound technical justification (or in certain cases of copyright/patent/licensing
+ issues, legal justification). NACKs without accompanying reasoning may be
+ disregarded;
- utACK means "I have not tested the code, but I have reviewed it and it looks
OK, I agree it can be merged";
- Concept ACK means "I agree in the general principle of this pull request";