[liblouis-liblouisxml] Re: LGPL license
- From: James Teh <jamie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: liblouis-liblouisxml@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 09:09:40 +0800
On 11/06/2014 10:28 PM, John Gardner wrote:
As long as we are going to the trouble of writing all contributors I propose
to ask if the liblouis project can be given copyright as well.
You can't assign copyright to the liblouis project because the liblouis
project isn't a legal entity. You'd have to assign to an existing entity
or create a new one.
And we would
change the rules so that all contributions automatically assign copyright
unless specifically noted.
You can't do this automatically. Contributors would need to explicitly
agree to it. This could be via online form. However, you can refuse to
accept contributions if they don't agree. You also have to get
permission from the BRLTTY team. They agreed to let you use it under
LGPL, but not to assign copyright.
Personally, I would be reluctant to assign copyright to an entity that
wasn't a non-profit, though I suppose I'd give in on that point if I was
the only one with that concern.
Jamie
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