From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kelly Dean Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#19479: Copyright issue Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 03:20:31 +0000 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1420946541 14184 80.91.229.3 (11 Jan 2015 03:22:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 03:22:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 19479@debbugs.gnu.org, assign@gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 11 04:22:14 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YA96S-0003Eb-MV for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 04:22:12 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:57264 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YA96R-0007S5-Pa for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:22:11 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38976) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YA96N-0007Rn-Qi for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:22:08 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YA96I-000203-Ob for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:22:07 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:32955) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YA96I-0001zz-LJ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:22:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YA96I-00077d-Dk for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:22:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Kelly Dean Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 03:22:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 19479 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: security Original-Received: via spool by 19479-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B19479.142094648627306 (code B ref 19479); Sun, 11 Jan 2015 03:22:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 19479) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Jan 2015 03:21:26 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42321 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YA95i-00076L-5v for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:21:26 -0500 Original-Received: from relay4-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.196]:56938) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YA95f-00076A-Ap for 19479@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:21:23 -0500 Original-Received: from mfilter5-d.gandi.net (mfilter5-d.gandi.net [217.70.178.132]) by relay4-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24AAD17207C; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 04:21:22 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mfilter5-d.gandi.net X-Amavis-Alert: BAD HEADER SECTION, Duplicate header field: "Cc" Original-Received: from relay4-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.196]) by mfilter5-d.gandi.net (mfilter5-d.gandi.net [10.0.15.180]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id PqJ+F+0VVg+0; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 04:21:20 +0100 (CET) X-Originating-IP: 66.220.3.179 Original-Received: from localhost (gm179.geneticmail.com [66.220.3.179]) (Authenticated sender: kelly@prtime.org) by relay4-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 68BC2172070; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 04:21:19 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:98216 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier wrote: >> If I sign an assignment document, then I would be committing perjury. > > No, the assignment document is just for the Emacs code you wrote and > whose copyright you own. It simply doesn't apply to the code whose > copyright you don't own (which normally only happens when the copyright > is owned by your employer). I don't have a copy of it handy, but if that's the way it's worded, then you're right, it wouldn't be illegal for me to sign it. It would only be immoral. It would be legally vacuous, and deceptive, leading to doubt about my intent.