Re: [O] Copyright/Distribution questions (Emacs/Orgmode)
Christian You are mixing licensing and copyright assignment. They are two different things. I am withdrawing my pleasure in giving a consent for inclusion in Emacs. IMO, opinion I can do so for the files haven't landed in Emacs yet. If you look at some of my posts in Orgmode list, I make it very clear that Orgmode can choose to re-distribute the files. Jambunathan K. Christian Egli writes: > Jambunathan K writes: > >> I would like to withdraw my pleasure in having these files distributed >> as part of Org distribution. > > These files have been published under the GNU GPL[1] which gives > everybody the right to modify and redistribute them as long as they > comply with the GNU GPL. In other words the current maintainer has every > right to include these files in any further release of orgmode. > >> More specifically, I would like to know how copyright assignment works >> for files that are not yet part of Emacs. > > The copyright assignment is solely for the purpose of having one > copyright owner. This helps for legal disputes and to change the > license. However it is not needed for redistribution purposes, i.e. it > gives you no legal recourse to stop redistribution of these files. Once > you have published them under GNU GPL (and you have) everybody > (including the current maintainer of orgmode) has the four freedoms that > come with the GNU GPL[2] namely > >> the freedom to use the software for any purpose, >> the freedom to change the software to suit your needs, >> the freedom to share the software with your friends and neighbors, and >> the freedom to share the changes you make. > > Again IANAL, but then the GNU GPL is pretty clear about this. > > Hope this helps > Christian > > Footnotes: > [1] on mailing lists and in the git repo of orgmode > [2] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html --
Re: [O] Copyright/Distribution questions (Emacs/Orgmode)
The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to gmane.emacs.devel as well. Jambunathan K writes: > I would like to withdraw my pleasure in having these files distributed > as part of Org distribution. These files have been published under the GNU GPL[1] which gives everybody the right to modify and redistribute them as long as they comply with the GNU GPL. In other words the current maintainer has every right to include these files in any further release of orgmode. > More specifically, I would like to know how copyright assignment works > for files that are not yet part of Emacs. The copyright assignment is solely for the purpose of having one copyright owner. This helps for legal disputes and to change the license. However it is not needed for redistribution purposes, i.e. it gives you no legal recourse to stop redistribution of these files. Once you have published them under GNU GPL (and you have) everybody (including the current maintainer of orgmode) has the four freedoms that come with the GNU GPL[2] namely > the freedom to use the software for any purpose, > the freedom to change the software to suit your needs, > the freedom to share the software with your friends and neighbors, and > the freedom to share the changes you make. Again IANAL, but then the GNU GPL is pretty clear about this. Hope this helps Christian Footnotes: [1] on mailing lists and in the git repo of orgmode [2] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html -- Christian Egli Swiss Library for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Print Disabled Grubenstrasse 12, CH-8045 Zürich, Switzerland - Die neue Online-Bibliothek der SBS: Mit wenigen Klicks zum Buch unter http://online.sbs.ch
