Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 20 Oct 2002 15:09:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 20 Oct 2002 15:09:41 -0400 Received: from svr-ganmtc-appserv-mgmt.ncf.coxexpress.com ([24.136.46.5]:52488 "EHLO svr-ganmtc-appserv-mgmt.ncf.coxexpress.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 20 Oct 2002 15:09:40 -0400 Subject: Re: Bitkeeper outrage, old and new From: Robert Love To: Ben Collins Cc: Jeff Garzik , Richard Stallman , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20021020173438.GK696@phunnypharm.org> References: <20021014170248.A19897@infradead.org> <20021015193138.A4010@infradead.org> <200210161856.g9GIu57t013710@santafe.santafe.edu> <20021016201328.A24882@infradead.org> <20021019161201.A26017@work.bitmover.com> <3DB1EAAB.30401@pobox.com> <20021020154609.GD696@phunnypharm.org> <3DB2E661.8070802@pobox.com> <20021020173438.GK696@phunnypharm.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.8 (1.0.8-10) Date: 20 Oct 2002 15:15:18 -0400 Message-Id: <1035141319.16887.293.camel@phantasy> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 701 Lines: 19 On Sun, 2002-10-20 at 13:34, Ben Collins wrote: > I disagree. I don't see anything in the copyright assignment (and I have > signed a few for the FSF) that says I don't retain original copyright > for my work. That is only because they relicense the work back to you (and its GPLed you have a lot of freedom with it anyhow). When you sign over your copyright, you relinquish it. The FSF now has the copyright on your work and you do not. Robert Love - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/