Re: [Savannah-hackers-public] Savannah hosting requirements on documentation license (was: Re: [task #16589] Submission of P2P Social Network Pandora)

[G. Branden Robinson]

Hi Alfred,

At 2024-11-12T11:29:54-0500, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
>    No, the point is more like it was expressed: for GNU packages to
>    borrow any parts of code or documentation from other packages,
>    the licensing must be compatible.
> 
> That is a very weak claim, for one we require copyright assignments
> for GNU packages.

That's not what I was told.

I quote the new GNU maintainer onboarding email I received in September:

>>> For a program to be GNU software does not require transferring
>>> copyright to the FSF; that is a separate question.  If you transfer
>>> the copyright to the FSF, the FSF will enforce the GPL for the
>>> program if someone violates it; if you keep the copyright,
>>> enforcement will be up to you.

Regards,
Branden

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