On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Monty Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'd like to take this opportunity to point something out. I just > re-changed a couple of license headers in the client dir that had been > changed to Copyright Drizzle Open Source Development Team. We can't > actually do that, since Sun/MySQL is the party that actually owns the > original copyright. We can _add_ our name/names to the list if we make > significant changes, but the GPL license does not allow us to all of a > sudden own the code. > > Also, I think if we do add copyright ownership, it needs to be either > adding individuals to the list, or an established legal entity. The > "Drizzle Open Source Development Team" is not a body that can actual own > anything, so if we did try to apply that copyright to a new file, for > instance, we would be in effect putting that file in the public domain, > since there would be no way to enforce the GPL if someone violated it. > (A copyright holder has to be a party to a violation lawsuit, and in > this case there would be no legally recognized entity to bring suit.) > > So, in short - don't change the copyright headers away from Sun/MySQL, > and if you add someone, add someone who legally exists. > I wonder how can I add someone who exists illegally. :P SICNR -- The Data Charmer http://datacharmer.org/
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