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On Wed, 2009-02-18 at 20:39 +0000, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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> On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:35:34 -0800 |
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> Ned Ludd <solar@g.o> wrote: |
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> > I think the header is simply enough. |
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> > Btw when this same topic was a hot item before it was when "amir" and |
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> > drobbins were around. infact that sorta was the reason drobbins wanted |
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> > to collect copyright assignments from devs. |
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> The last time this came up, the lawyer in question also said that people |
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> had to sign a huge contract (complete with their real name, and we all |
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> know how well that tends go down amongst certain people...) agreeing to |
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> turn over any computer they used to work on Gentoo on demand. Given |
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> that that clearly isn't the case, and given that people have succeeded |
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> in court actions involving Linux (copyright six zillion people), |
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> would |
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> it not be wise to consider getting advice from another source? |
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Perhaps yes. But I don't think we should spend foundation money just to |
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revisit this old topic. Have the guy put the standard copyright in the |
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header, and we get on with life cuz it's highly doubtful if our IP ever |
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even got misused that we would do anything about it. |
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Ned Ludd <solar@g.o> |
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Gentoo Linux |