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From: Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>
To: "Austin, Brian" <Brian.Austin@cirrus.com>
Cc: eCos Maintainers <ecos-maintainers@ecos.sourceware.org>
Subject: Re: Cirrus contribution
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:53:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <49E74644.9050302@mlbassoc.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <C171323BB93CB94897E300CBB6D4537F17D805A2@CLMSG-01.ad.cirrus.com>

Austin, Brian wrote:
> I need some more info on why Cirrus has to sign over the "rights" to the
> code. This is a stickler for our legal, and they are concerned as to why
> we have to sign something.  I know, I know, but if there is any
> documentation as to why we have to do this, it would help me a great
> deal.  I'm still working with our legal department, and I think I can
> get it done, but would like more ammo is yall have anything else for me
> to help the cause.....

Look at the FSF documents/website.  The FSF is the copyright holder
for all of eCos.  Anything which is to be added or significantly changed
must relinquish all copyright claims to the FSF.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Thomas [mailto:gary@mlbassoc.com] 
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:33 AM
> To: Austin, Brian
> Cc: eCos Maintainers
> Subject: Cirrus contribution
> 
> Brian,
> 
> Thanks for posting this.  We (I for sure) will be looking
> at this soon, awaiting your formal assignment to the FSF.
> 
> Thanks again
>   http://bugs.ecos.sourceware.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1000739
> 


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  reply	other threads:[~2009-04-16 14:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-04-10 15:32 Gary Thomas
2009-04-10 15:34 ` Austin, Brian
2009-04-16 14:45 ` Austin, Brian
2009-04-16 14:53   ` Gary Thomas [this message]
2009-04-16 16:10     ` John Dallaway

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