copyright assignment [was Re: Hurd Advocacy?]

[Richard Smedley <richard.smedley@livepublishing.co.uk>]

> > Actually, this is an interesting point, as the FSF has long warned that the
> > copyright situation of Linux is so that it is difficult to defend the Linux
> > source code in court.  This is why the FSF is so careful about requiering
> > copyright assignments and proper changelogs in the GNU project.
>SCO vs. FSF: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/32393.html

Eben has written more about this here:
http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/articles/issue32/lud32-Managing_after_SCO.html

Which followed on from:
http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/articles/lud_special-free_software_matters.html

 - Richard

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