[tdf-discuss] Oracle Contributor Agreement and LibreOffice contributions

Hi,

I have a question about licences and copyright. As many of you know, 
contributing code to the core of OpenOffice.org requires that one 
signs the Oracle Contributor Agreement [1] (which is identical to the 
Sun Contributor Agreement). Extensions are exempt from this [2].

1. Now imagine that I contribute code to LibreOffice and the 
contribution is accepted. Is it then still acceptable (from a 
copyright point of view) to sign the Oracle Contributor Agreement and 
submit the same code to OpenOffice.org?

2. Conversely, if I sign the Oracle Contributor Agreement and submit 
code (and it gets accepted, otherwise the copyright reverts to me), 
can I then still submit the same code to LibreOffice or would that 
cause problems for LibreOffice (because Oracle now shares copyright 
of the code I submitted)?
2.b. Can I contribute the code to LibreOffice while the acceptance of 
my patch to OpenOffice.org is still pending?

These are important questions for developers who don't want to take 
sides for or against OpenOffice.org or LibreOffice. If this has 
already been clarified in a wiki somewhere, please let me know. (I 
have searched the web but I haven't found any info on this.)

[1] <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Oracle_Contributor_Agreement>
[2] 
<http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/faq-licensing.html#usinglicenses>: 
Licensing FAQ: Contributing Works

Best regards,

Christophe

PS: As long as this issue has not been clarified, certain 
contributions will be published as an extension instead of a 
submission to the core.


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