Re: GPLv3 comedy unfolding -- Linus' gang: "abandon the currentGPLv3 process before it becomes too late"

[Alexander Terekhov]

"Alfred M. Szmidt" wrote:
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> In this case, the FSF is the legally-recognised author and the
> exclusive licensor.  They hold the copyright.

AFAIK, the FSF isn't exclusive licensor of assigned stuff. Assignors 
reserve and retain right to license assigned stuff under any terms they 
like. At least that's how IBM assigned the stuff to the FSF. E.g.

http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-glibc/2000-07/msg00021.html

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regards,
alexander.