Isaac Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Would it be a good idea for darcs to carry license information, just
> as it carries the email address of the upstream author, and then
> prompt the user, during a 'darcs send' as to whether or not the user
> is licensing their patch under the given terms, and perhaps whether
> they sign copyright over to the upstream author[1].
The idea of "sign copyright over" is centered on Anglo-American law
systems doesn't work universally. For instance, the German Urheberrecht
("originator's right" and corresponding law) allow transferring the
right to duplicate and distribute copies, but the authorship cannot be
transferred (only inherited of the original authorship holder
dies). IANAL, so take this with a grain of salt.
The French name "droit d'auteur" suggests there may be a similar idea
behind it, but I haven't actually read the text.
There are also special country-specific texts by the FSF Europe to "sign
over" as you call it certain rights.
> Occasionally, it might be nice to be able to change the license terms
> of a piece of software; to upgrade to a new version of the GPL, or to
> shift to the LGPL when a program becomes useful as a library.
No. The idea of the LGPL is the "lesser GNU public license" for use when
the GPL is too strong, and the FSF suggests the LGPL for code that isn't
distinct enough to warrant the GPL.
--
Matthias Andree
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