From: John Dallaway <john@dallaway.org.uk>
To: "Austin, Brian" <Brian.Austin@cirrus.com>
Cc: eCos Maintainers <ecos-maintainers@ecos.sourceware.org>
Subject: Re: Cirrus contribution
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:10:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <49E75849.8030604@dallaway.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49E74644.9050302@mlbassoc.com>
Hi Austin
Gary Thomas wrote:
> 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.
For an example of why the protection afforded by copyright assignment is
required, please refer to:
http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos?file=47
John Dallaway
prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-04-16 16:10 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
2009-04-16 16:10 ` John Dallaway [this message]
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