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diff --git a/TWiki/HurdWikiCopyrightDiscuss.mdwn b/TWiki/HurdWikiCopyrightDiscuss.mdwn index 1b786d5d..b940f112 100644 --- a/TWiki/HurdWikiCopyrightDiscuss.mdwn +++ b/TWiki/HurdWikiCopyrightDiscuss.mdwn @@ -43,3 +43,17 @@ Step2's not being feasible does not mean that we can't take Step 1. 90% of GPL'ed software out there does not take Step 2. Step 2 helps by involving FSF in case someone violates our Step 1--the copyright itself. But i don't see why we cannot take Step 1 atleast. -- [[Main/DeepakGoel]] - 01 Oct 2002 + +After an email discussion a while ago now between myself, Grant Bowman, RMS and Marcus Brinkmann the following results where achieved: + +* Copyright assignment can indeed be done without the extensive paperwork. + +* To implement this on a Wiki some provisions must be fulfilled: + * The user must **_actively_** select a checkbox or similar. + * The text to the checkbox can be _"I approve to also assign the copyrights of my work to the FSF"_ + +* This practise can be implemented today in the U.S., but in the EU there are still some things that need to be ironed out. Different countries still have differences in copyright law. However, the Swedish laws, where the Hurd wiki is located, do allow such a practise. + +The first step, mentioned above by [[Main/DeepakGoel]] we have now taken. The Hurd wiki is now licensed under the GNU FDL. The second step, assigning copyright will take a bit longer since the Perl scripts making out the TWiki engine must be altered. Also, we must first make sure that we all want to take the second step - we will also need to get the approval of assigning copyright of older material by those editors. + +-- [[Main/JoachimNilsson]] - 01 Jan 2003 |