RE: [Non-DoD Source] Re: Which is better, assignment of rights, or licensing rights? (Tentacles of Evil Test)

2018-10-18 Thread Karan, Cem F CIV USARMY RDECOM ARL (US)
On Wednesday, October 17, 2018 5:44 PM Florian Weimer wrote: >* Cem F. Karan: > >> When I use the term "assignment", I mean that the original >> copyright/IP owner gives the ownership of the IP to some other >> entity. The problem is that the new owner can choose new licensing >> terms as they

Re: [Non-DoD Source] Re: Which is better, assignment of rights, or licensing rights? (Tentacles of Evil Test)

2018-10-17 Thread Florian Weimer
* Cem F. Karan: > When I use the term "assignment", I mean that the original > copyright/IP owner gives the ownership of the IP to some other > entity. The problem is that the new owner can choose new licensing > terms as they fit, as the IP is now their property. Choosing > licensing means

RE: [Non-DoD Source] Re: Which is better, assignment of rights, or licensing rights? (Tentacles of Evil Test)

2018-10-17 Thread Karan, Cem F CIV USARMY RDECOM ARL (US)
On Wednesday, October 17, 2018 3:23 PM, Florian Weimer wrote: >* Cem F. Karan: > >> In my personal view, I think that Debian should lean towards licenses, >> and discourage assignments where possible; that ensures that if >> someone is a bad actor, then there will still be a chance to fork the >>