[tor-bugs] #7566 [Stem]: add close_circuit method to Controller

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#7566: add close_circuit method to Controller
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 Reporter:  robinson                 |          Owner:  atagar
     Type:  enhancement              |         Status:  new   
 Priority:  normal                   |      Milestone:        
Component:  Stem                     |        Version:        
 Keywords:  controller circuit test  |         Parent:        
   Points:                           |   Actualpoints:        
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Comment(by robinson):

 Is it really a problem, for now, to share copyright among the multiple
 contributors?  I have been involved with prior projects that changed the
 license after years of development.  Each project sent me an email
 requesting my consent (along with the 10s-100s of other contributors) and
 both successfully changed licenses.

 I agree that the, "simplest method of keeping flexibility in the future is
 for an individual to have the copyright over the whole codebase."
 However, simplest does not always cover the ethical space one hopes to
 encourage.  I encourage you to keep your code licensed as LGPLv3 and
 accept LGPLv3 (or public domain or CC0) from others, now.  Wait to worry
 about future license changes till that future, possibly, arrives.

 Having said all that, I looked at my development process for these two
 patches and it is apparent that I did not do much original work.
 close_circuit is a copy-and-paste with minor edits from repurpose_circuit
 in the same class.  And the same is true for test_close_circuit as a minor
 adaptation from test_repurpose_circuit.

 So, I am transferring my copyright on these two patches to you, Damian
 Johnson, and I relinquish any ownership and control of these patches to
 you.  However, I may have other ideas for other patches.

 The Stem codebase is elegantly beautiful and I have enjoyed poking around
 in it.  I plan to make other contributions to Stem, in the future, so I
 would like to hear what your copyright/licensing/code-sharing plans are
 going forward.

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