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Re: XML idea
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Marcel Weiher |
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Re: XML idea |
Date: |
Thu, 8 Jan 2004 00:19:26 +0000 |
On 7 Jan 2004, at 13:41, Richard Frith-Macdonald wrote:
On 7 Jan 2004, at 11:32, Helge Hess wrote:
On 07.01.2004, at 11:09, richard@tiptree.demon.co.uk wrote:
The extensions library is available for a looong time. Not sure why
we need a new "PortabilityKit" library.
The problem with the extension library was that its copyright was
not owned by the FSF, and I think FSF policy was that it should
therefore not be distributed as part of GNUstep.
Of course. Did someone ever talk with Ovidiu (which probably holds
the Copyright on most stuff) before rewriting everything
I'm pretty sure it would have not been an issue for him to assign
copyright.
Sigh ...
I believe the issue of getting the copyright assigned was looked into
and there were idealogical reasons for the copyright holders not doing
it.
Just as a side note (not that it applies in this case): German
copyright law, for example, does not allow for the copyright to be
assigned to anyone. The author may license his/her work such that it
effectively is the same, but it is not possible to transfer the
copyright itself to anyone else. And the Berne convention, which
regulates copyright internationally, stipulates that the jurisdiction
lies with the law of the country of the original author...
So there can be reasons other than ideological...
Marcel
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- Re: XML idea, (continued)
- Re: XML idea, Helge Hess, 2004/01/06
- Re: XML idea, Alex Perez, 2004/01/06
- Re: XML idea, richard, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Helge Hess, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Richard Frith-Macdonald, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Helge Hess, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Richard Frith-Macdonald, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Alexander Malmberg, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Helge Hess, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Alex Perez, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea,
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- Re: XML idea, Alexander Malmberg, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Pete French, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Alex Perez, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Helge Hess, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Adam Fedor, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Jason Clouse, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Alex Perez, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Alex Perez, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Jason Clouse, 2004/01/07
- Re: XML idea, Adam Fedor, 2004/01/07