Re: Copyright/Distribution questions (Emacs/Orgmode)

[Andreas Röhler]

Am 11.03.2013 07:41, schrieb Germán A. Arias:
> El lun, 11-03-2013 a las 07:10 +0100, Andreas Röhler escribió:
> > Am 11.03.2013 03:32, schrieb Stefan Monnier:
> > > > I would like to withdraw my pleasure in having these files distributed
> > > > as part of Org distribution.  I would like to register my displeasure in
> > > > a substantial way.
> > >
> > > If you say that those files should not be covered by your existing
> > > assignment, then we respect this (of course, that needs to be done
> > > beforehand).
> >
> > Hi Stefan,
> >
> > by creating a precedence case accepting conditions beyond the GPL, IMHO that 
> > proceeding
> > puts the validity of GPL on risk.
> >
> > Other authors now on discontentment --for what reasons whatever-- might detect 
> > that.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Andreas
>
> Once the changes/files has been send to the project, these are owned by
> the FSF. That mean "copyright assignment", that you are agree to losing
> the rights in those changes.

That might be right. Not sure if any states law accept it's legal stipulations.
Non-US-citizen have to abide to theirs local law, not to US-Courts.

Anyway, stressing the need of copyright assignment might spread the illusion,
a free software project might require that procedure in order to distribute 
code.
What the case at stake seems to demonstrate so far.

In fact publishing under GPL or other free license is needed solely for the
right to distribute, not CA.



 Read your copyright assignment.
>

Don't understand what your are saying here.
Never signed one, for the very reasons given.

BTW, looking at the roots of the current affair might help avoiding mistakes

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2013-02/msg00701.html


Andreas