[ndorf]

I cannot sign the CLA since per its own terms, I would have to get written permission from my employer.

Luckily, as I wrote, the change is not copyrightable and no one, including myself or my employer, can claim copyright ownership over it.

[cxr]

> the change is not copyrightable

Right.

> no one, including myself or my employer, can claim copyright ownership over it

People can claim anything they want. Whether they're correct is the thing. I'm suggesting that, since they've articulated a belief that they can't use it without an explicit CLA, you go ahead and yes-and them and play it out both for comedy's sake and the greater good.

[ndorf]

I am sympathetic to that view, however, I have no desire to "punish" the authors for choosing to use a CLA in this case. I am not going to waste the time of multiple people at my day job to get this approved, however. Nor do I want my mental health called into question at work, which would be a predictable result of making such a request.