From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jambunathan K Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel,gmane.emacs.orgmode Subject: Re: Copyright/Distribution questions (Emacs/Orgmode) Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:43:21 +0530 Message-ID: <871ubmrpmm.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87ober717z.fsf@gmail.com> <874ngitfh9.fsf__7395.48305650732$1362996921$gmane$org@sbs.ch> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1363011222 28886 80.91.229.3 (11 Mar 2013 14:13:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:13:42 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Christian Egli Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Mar 11 15:14:05 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@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 1UF3UJ-0005tw-RB for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:14:03 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:46569 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UF3Tx-0002n2-Ft for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:13:41 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:41693) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UF3Tn-0002cd-4L for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:13:37 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UF3Tk-0007VI-6t for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:13:31 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-pb0-f46.google.com ([209.85.160.46]:62352) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UF3Tf-0007Td-Kq; Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:13:23 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-pb0-f46.google.com with SMTP id uo15so3767789pbc.5 for ; Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:13:22 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to :message-id:user-agent:mime-version:content-type; bh=u4jjn147O+2zhAr+RxNBfC7fcI+SCHM07XAsDNFuBCY=; b=fchfcdmvJoOc1NqfRQL/ZolMfcmFO5MCDwVD4L/1J9t6j2jFGHe2rwXK0M0sIbfJ3x AcMcC7PlABpncS9V1Wjbg0f7YCvNI8Ig7Yr56Tk00DZpVxIeSJs3zRYTco2XYZxH78rS ZTyzxWXPhj5iu5SAxFxlEUHxoRFgAkxxJ3L5LiPtO75L/moM9ZiRi4ek9mNLFyRgkUk1 UJ/aXnM21rFrenGOiaLJYUQe0g+m0vRU+nrqRfLyR36TxpsxqPUaWDsrAiITdPw80Uh3 sr+YmUSKpxb2ny0K0qxwrU1fm4ZmdHCjBnBT/8uILDVATIlGrWCnU/RB7ix9VVXrSXii 39xw== X-Received: by 10.68.6.167 with SMTP id c7mr21740848pba.24.1363011202554; Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:13:22 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from debian-6.05 ([115.241.72.244]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id mz8sm20548678pbc.9.2013.03.11.07.13.18 (version=TLSv1.1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:13:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <874ngitfh9.fsf__7395.48305650732$1362996921$gmane$org@sbs.ch> (Christian Egli's message of "Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:09:38 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 209.85.160.46 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:157729 gmane.emacs.orgmode:68179 Archived-At: Christian You are mixing licensing and copyright assignment. They are two different things. I am withdrawing my pleasure in giving a consent for inclusion in Emacs. IMO, opinion I can do so for the files haven't landed in Emacs yet. If you look at some of my posts in Orgmode list, I make it very clear that Orgmode can choose to re-distribute the files. Jambunathan K. Christian Egli writes: > Jambunathan K writes: > >> I would like to withdraw my pleasure in having these files distributed >> as part of Org distribution. > > These files have been published under the GNU GPL[1] which gives > everybody the right to modify and redistribute them as long as they > comply with the GNU GPL. In other words the current maintainer has every > right to include these files in any further release of orgmode. > >> More specifically, I would like to know how copyright assignment works >> for files that are not yet part of Emacs. > > The copyright assignment is solely for the purpose of having one > copyright owner. This helps for legal disputes and to change the > license. However it is not needed for redistribution purposes, i.e. it > gives you no legal recourse to stop redistribution of these files. Once > you have published them under GNU GPL (and you have) everybody > (including the current maintainer of orgmode) has the four freedoms that > come with the GNU GPL[2] namely > >> the freedom to use the software for any purpose, >> the freedom to change the software to suit your needs, >> the freedom to share the software with your friends and neighbors, and >> the freedom to share the changes you make. > > Again IANAL, but then the GNU GPL is pretty clear about this. > > Hope this helps > Christian > > Footnotes: > [1] on mailing lists and in the git repo of orgmode > [2] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html --