>>>>> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:27:26 +0100, Kern Sibbald said: > > Hello again Martin, > > I've changed the subject to be just slightly more readable than my orginal > one :-) > > See below for the FSFE additions to my response: > > On Friday 10 November 2006 15:21, Kern Sibbald wrote: > > On Friday 10 November 2006 12:27, Martin Simmons wrote: > > > >>>>> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:18:52 +0100, Kern Sibbald said: > > > > > > > > The LICENSE will not be changed, only the copyright holder, so Bacula > will > > > > continue to be distributed under GPL version 2 + a few additions that > are > > > > specified in the LICENSE file. When GPL version 3 is released, we'll > take > > a > > > > look at whether or not we want to use it (with input from Bacula users, > of > > > > course). > > > > > > I'm a bit confused about the connection between copyright ownership and > the > > > license. Are there any issues with changing the license if you don't own > > the copyright? > > > > > Conversely, can the copyright owner change the license without > > > consulting anyone else? > > > > Yes, theoretically only the copyright holder(s) can change the license. > > However, the FSFE agreement is a fiduciary relationship, which is entered > > into for the purpose of protecting and defending the copyright. They leave > > the project management up to the project. Legally, they can change the > > license, but their intention is to change it only if the project wants to > > change it, or to be able to change the license if the project no longer > > exists and someone comes and tries to scoop up the code and make it > non-free. > > > > As mentioned above, it is possible they could change the license while the > > project is active, but this would not be in their interest as it would > > generate some rather negative publicity. If their goal were to have all > > software under GPL, then I might be more worried about this, but they have > > explictly stated that they accept any free software license. > > > > After having sent a copy of my email to Georg and Shane, Georg had this to > say: > > You could add that this will be part of our published principles for > the Freedom Task Force operations, and thus a public promise we're > making to the projects in our fiduciary project. > > Even when considering this with a paranoid eye, ignoring that public > promise would have strong negative ramifications for FSFE.
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