Re: [tdf-discuss] Copyright Assignments & the Document Foundation

On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 9:28 AM, BRM <bm_witness@yahoo.com> wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----
>
> > From: Cor Nouws <oolst@nouenoff.nl>
> > To: discuss@documentfoundation.org
> > Sent: Fri, October 29, 2010 2:22:03 AM
> > Subject: Re: [tdf-discuss] Copyright Assignments & the Document
> Foundation
> > Hi all,
> >
> > BRM wrote (29-10-10 00:41)
> > > > From: Thorsten  Behrens<thb@documentfoundation.org>
> > > >
> > > > BRM wrote:
> > > > > The Linux Kernel guys don't require it;  KDE E.v. does. Both  methods
> have
> > > > > their pros and  cons.
> > > >
> > > > Hi, just a very small  correction here - KDE  e.V. does not require
> > > > it, it is optional to sign their  FLA (a  trait shared among other
> > > > FLOSS projects, e.g. the Python  Foundation  acts similarly).
> > >
> > > Thank you for the correction.  I thought they did from what I had read
> a
> > while
> > > back.
> > > Yet  another method to accomplish the same goal.
> >
> > What would be the use of  people giving the option to share a CA or not.
> Just
> > the fact that, in case for  e.g. a licence update, you only have to
> contact x%
> > of the  contributors?
>
> It certainly reduces the burden. Otherwise you have to contact 100% of
> contributors, not all of which may be easy to find if at all.

I don't mean to be morbid, but they may not even be alive.

-Todd

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