Re: BSD license vs. Evolution assigment (was Re: Copyright assignment)

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

On Thu, 2004-08-05 at 10:43, Rui Miguel Seabra wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-08-05 at 16:32 +0200, Mikael Hallendal wrote:
> > Imho there is nothing wrong with Novell/Ximian wanting to keep copyright
> > of there own software. And I don't understand the arguing that it's
> > better if anyone (not even contributor) can come and make a proprietary
> > product out of the software than the chance of the company spending the
> > money to develop the product.
> 
> Except that what you contribute is not "their own software". They force
> you to make it theirs in order to accept the contribution. So you are
> participating in a project that uses the GNU GPL... without the
> assurances it would give you.

like what assurances?

Jeff