[Regexp] Copyright assignment, gnu.regexp future plans

[Wes Biggs]

I don't know how many former contributors to gnu.regexp are lurking on 
this list these days, but anyway...

I'm trying to coordinate making gnu.regexp a part of the GNU Classpath 
project -- the idea is to use it to implement the JDK 1.4 
java.util.regex APIs.  I have bridge code that does that, more or less, 
though there's a lot of work to do to fully implement the 1.4 syntax.

However, to do so I need to assign copyright to the Free Software 
Foundation, and that means anyone else who has contributed and claims 
copyright must do so as well.  There would also be a _slight_ license 
change, from LGPL to "GPL + Exception", which is what is used by 
Classpath (for the reasons why, see the site, 
http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/).

While a number of folks have contributed, the only names I find claiming 
a copyright are Lee Sau Dan and Ulf Dittmer.  Can the two of you respond 
as to whether you are willing to assign copyright to the FSF?  If so I 
will coordinate to get you the right paperwork to sign.

Also, the following folks are also listed in the credits file, even if 
they technically didn't put a copyright notice on their contributions, 
and I'd like to at least do them the courtesy of notifying them about 
the proposed change:
 Shashank Bapat
 Richard Bullington III
 David Crawford
 Paul Frantz
 Alan Moore

If you are one of the above and reading this list, could you please respond?

Thanks,

Wes