Re: Bitkeeper outrage, old and new

From: Robert Love (rml@tech9.net)
Date: Sun Oct 20 2002 - 14:15:18 EST


On Sun, 2002-10-20 at 13:34, Ben Collins wrote:

> I disagree. I don't see anything in the copyright assignment (and I have
> signed a few for the FSF) that says I don't retain original copyright
> for my work.

That is only because they relicense the work back to you (and its GPLed
you have a lot of freedom with it anyhow).

When you sign over your copyright, you relinquish it. The FSF now has
the copyright on your work and you do not.

        Robert Love

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