On Sat, 2010-03-13 at 04:34 -0500, Sylvain Beucler via RT wrote:
> Project "GPSD" applied for Savannah hosting, and its source files have
> headers like this:
> 
> /* $Id: gpsmon.c 7035 2010-03-11 20:14:23Z esr $
>  *
>  * This file is Copyright (c) 2010 by the GPSD project
>  * BSD terms apply: see the file COPYING in the distribution root for details.
>  *
>  * The generic GPS packet monitor.
>  */
> 
> 
> Given that "the GPSD project" is not a moral person, and that there's
> no copyright assignment from contributors, is that acceptable?

Hi Sylvain,

Unfortunately, I don't have a ready answer for you; this is a new one
for me.  I just escalated this question to RMS; we'll see what he says.

Best regards,

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Brett Smith
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