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

[Carlos Morgado <chbm gnome org>]

On 2004.08.06 20:02, Rui Miguel Seabra wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-08-06 at 11:55 -0700, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> > <quote who="Rui Miguel Seabra">
> >
> > > Nothing, except that you don't get it.
> >
> > You're reading the wrong (old) copyright assignment document, btw.
>
> It's what's on the website. I described how I reached it, and it was
> done in a very natural form. Your quote in another email seems to
> indicate its changes are mostly:

I don't know what Jeff meant but navigating developer.ximian.com i arrived to  
that URL. I didn't bother to check content against previous messages.

> My outrage goes at the attempt of circunventing the GPL that this
> represents. It outrages me even more to see a GF board member stand by
> it.

You're just so wrong in your interpretation I'm starting to believe you've  
been body snatched or something.

1(c) is legalese to say "you really grant us copyright, no bars held"

4  - "Ximian may at its sole discretion also offer the Works or a Program  
enhanced by the Works under other license terms."
*also*, what bit of also is there to not understand ?

1(b) even garantees moral rights in contract in case they are not defended by  
law.

If Ximian ever stops distributing your contributions under a free license  
they void the contract, they can multi license it like any (c) holder.

Actually, I'd be much more concerned by 7. if I was considering signing it  
but I'm not, so I'll be ignoring the rest of this thread.

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