[Regexp] Re: Copyright assignment, gnu.regexp future plans

[Sau Dan Lee]

>>>>> "Wes" == Wes Biggs <address@hidden> writes:

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

Glad to here that.


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

It looks OK to me.


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

Yes.


BTW, I have  moved and my e-mail address has  changed.  Anyway, my old
email address should still work, or I wouldn't have received your mail.


-- 
Lee Sau Dan                     (Big5)                    address@hidden(HZ) 

E-mail: address@hidden
Home page: http://www.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/~danlee