Re: [tdf-discuss] [FAQ] new entries (here: CA/JCA/SCA)

On 03/11/2010 Michael Meeks wrote:
> I wrote a huge screed on the subject here:
> http://people.gnome.org/~michael/blog/copyright-assignment.html
> ... If the argument is that there is some negotiation with Oracle that this
> makes possible - then, I have to wonder why Oracle is happy to ship
> millions of lines of Mozilla code (under the MPL) that they can never
> own as part of the product.

Yes, more or less that would be my argument. Or, to use your own words
(from your article): "If you are faced with aggression from a copyright
owner, turn their asymmetry against them: ask them to accept code under
the same terms they provide to others. ... Failing that, just soft-fork
the project, a-la MariaDB - paradoxically you may want to collect
copyright assignment yourself to be able to affect an eventual
reconciliation".

What I was hoping was that the Document Foundation would act as a "trade
union" of developers, and be delegated rights on their code to become a
powerful stakeholder in discussing OpenOffice.org and derivatives. I
think I have already repeated enough times that by this I do NOT mean
that I expect/wish that the Document Foundation gives all the rights to
Oracle, of course. But I would expect that, with a copyright agreement
in place, it could get more recognition in a possible reconciliation
phase than what it can get by merely relying on moral suasion.

Best regards,
  Andrea Pescetti.


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