Re: [3.0.0.0] Policy manual copyright notice.
Hi,
>>"Gord" == Gordon Matzigkeit <gord@fig.org> writes:
>>>> "Steve" == Steve Greenland <stevegr@debian.org> writes:
Steve> I'd be happy to see "Debian". "The Debian Policy List" seems
Steve> too nebulous, and SPI seems to out-of-the-loop.
Gord> Just don't forget that copyright can only be assigned to legal
Gord> entities. ``Debian'' is not a legal entity, but an individual or an
Gord> ``Inc.'' like SPI is.
Gord> If you put something like `Copyright (C) 1999 The Debian Project',
Gord> without naming a legal entity, then it'll probably be treated as a
Gord> pseudonym, which has different meanings in different countries.
I guess since SPI was created to be the legal entity for
Debian, and to hold the money etc for the project, that should be OK.
Steve> Hmmm, is it necessary that contributors formally assign
Steve> copyright to whoever ?
Gord> For significant (say, more than 40 line) changes, either their
Gord> name as an individual should be added, or else an assignment
Gord> should be made. Informal assignments are probably fine:
Gord> something like ``by submitting a proposal, you agree to assign
Gord> your changes to Software in the Public Interest, Inc.''
Could the people in the CC: field so assign the copyrights?
These are the people who had significant input to the policy document
recently. I would rather that we have people assign the copyright to
SPI, rather than have a burgeoning list of copyright holders. Should
we create a list of contributors to the policy document, instead?
manoj
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