Re: [gentoo-project] call for agenda items -- council meeting 2019-04-14

["Andreas K. Huettel" <dilfridge@gentoo.org>]

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> 
> maybe we could also try contacting the Free Software Foundation on the
> matters. This is probably what they are doing.
> """
> If a contributor wants the FSF to publish only a pseudonym, that is ok. The
> contributor should say this, and state the desired pseudonym, when
> answering the request- form. The actual legal papers will use the real
> name, but the FSF will publish only the pseudonym. When using one of the
> other forms, fill in the real name but ask the contributor to discuss the
> use of a pseudonym with assign@gnu.org before sending back the signed form.
> [1] """
> ［1］https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Papers.html

As a side note, this concerns the FSF *copyright assignment*. 

We deliberately decided *not* to do any such assignment (which is void in 
parts of the world anyway) or a FLA (which would be the legally saner 
alternative) since that involves even more paperwork and legalities that can 
be debated to death. 

Now, if someone transfers under a pseudonym his/her rights to a known legal 
body, and that body accepts usage of the pseudonym, then that body can 
contribute the code under its name with the DCO. This just shifts 
accountability though.

-- 
Andreas K. Hüttel
dilfridge@gentoo.org
Gentoo Linux developer 
(council, toolchain, base-system, perl, libreoffice)

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