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

Hi all,

BRM wrote (03-11-10 14:41)

> So let's get back to the real issue - the _only_ reason for copyright
> assignment is to help the organizers of LibreOffice (TDF) with keeping the
> license
> current - e.g. moving from LGPLv3 to LGPLv4, etc.
>
> If the TDF SC and LibreOffice developers are not concerned about that issue
> (and from what I have seen in this thread the guidance is already to license as
> LGPLv3+ for new contributions and there is nothing we, TDF/etc, can do about
> Sun/Oracle owned code), then there is no reason for copyright assignment,
> pure and simple.
>
> Any kind of other fear mongering to get copyright assignment put in place is
> unjustified.
>
> However, all that doesn't mean it might not be good for TDF to offer developers
> the choice of copyright assignment without requiring it; something that would
> also be good to offer the estates of deceased developers when those situations
> arrive. But that is all - an option should the developer with to exercise it.

Having read all fine explanations, (strong) opinions, I think this is 
simply the best we can do.

So +1 from my side,

Cor


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