From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29164 invoked by alias); 25 Mar 2003 16:41:37 -0000 Mailing-List: contact ecos-maintainers-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: ecos-maintainers-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 29151 invoked from network); 25 Mar 2003 16:41:34 -0000 Subject: Re: Copyright resolution From: Gary Thomas To: John Dallaway Cc: eCos Maintainers In-Reply-To: <200303251639.00226.jld@ecoscentric.com> References: <3E7A9442.8000607@eCosCentric.com> <200303251639.00226.jld@ecoscentric.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.3 (1.0.3-4) Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 16:41:00 -0000 Message-Id: <1048610493.27327.3746.camel@hermes.chez-thomas.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-SW-Source: 2003-03/txt/msg00058.txt.bz2 On Tue, 2003-03-25 at 09:38, John Dallaway wrote: > Jonathan Larmour wrote: > > > So as I see it, and from what y'all have already indicated preferences > > for, there are essentially two conclusions: > > > > a) Create our own "eCos Foundation" whether not-for-profit or otherwise, > > and possibly then try to do a deal with Red Hat.; > > or > > b) Drop the copyright assignment requirement for patches entirely. > > I don't see option (a) as realistic unless someone is prepared to pay the > legal fees or we can find sponsorship. These fees are likely to be > considerable given the unusual nature of the proposed foundation. > > I think option (b) is the most realistic way forward and agree with Jifl > that this should definitely be accompanied by a company disclaimer process. > In fact, we should maintain a database detailing all code contributions, > company names, contact details, etc. After more thought, I tend to agree, although I would like to explore the FSF option (which could go hand-in-hand with this change). -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Gary Thomas | MLB Associates | Consulting for the +1 (970) 229-1963 | Embedded world http://www.mlbassoc.com/ | email: | gpg: http://www.chez-thomas.org/gary/gpg_key.asc ------------------------------------------------------------