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> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, libc-alpha@sourceware.org
> From: Siddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh@gotplt.org>
> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 18:18:55 +0530
> 
> >> Interesting, so does that also give rights to re-license for
> >> distribution?  I was convinced otherwise.
> > 
> > I have no idea.  I don't even know if the FSF intends to grant a
> > sublicense.  U.S. courts apparently have developed the concept of an
> > implied sublicense, but it's unclear whether the preconditions for that
> > have been met in our case.
> 
> The thing is, if I have an implied, unlimited right to distribute then I 
> have the right to dictate the terms of the distribution.  That does not 
> sound correct.
> 
> I'm unable to find a reference that says that 'use' implies 
> distribution.

One reference I'm aware of is this:

  https://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2014/spring/copyright-assignment-at-the-fsf

It explicitly says the developer can "modify, share, and sublicense
their own work under terms of their choice".