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diff --git a/open_issues/copyright_assignment.mdwn b/open_issues/copyright_assignment.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bc3e66f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/open_issues/copyright_assignment.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2021 Free Software +Foundation, Inc."]] + +[[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable +id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this +document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or +any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant +Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license +is included in the section entitled [[GNU Free Documentation +License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] + +Current issues with copyright assignments: + +* David Michael never started the process. +* Kalle Olavi Niemitalo ([contribution](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?48930) [contribution](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?49056)) [does not want to assign copyright](https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-hurd/2016-10/msg00069.html) +* Olaf Buddenhagen, faced with process issues, gave up around 2016 july 23rd. +* Brent Baccala (cases #1160318 #1497319): does not want to assign all past+future changes, would rather provide code under a BSD licence, or assign copyright separately for each contribution (request-assign.changes). +* Luca Dariz (case #1803259): process ongoing, sent form on 2022 Feb 1st, got answer on Feb 11th, pending completion. +* Various main contributors consider copyright assignment an unnecessary burden, the Hurd being considered as never-to-be-key-software. |