Re: [gentoo-trustees] copyright transfer agreement

[Corey Shields <cshields@gentoo.org>]

Deedra Waters wrote:

>ok.... We're going to have a document that transfers "everything" from
>daniel to us. that's one doc....
>This is what [Redacted] and i had been working on, which is why I wanted
>the list of "everything" that gentoo technologies is signing over to us.
>I didn't even think about equipment in that list, but if there's infra
>stuff that he owns, then that needs to be transfered from him to us as
>well. On the other hand if he's already given us the equipment, then we
>probably don't need to worry about it.
>  
>

My concern is that we could get everything signed over and then realize
that the code still lives on the Gentoo Technologies cvs server, and
that be a legal loophole.

>another doc is to write up a copyright assignment or what ever the heck
>we decide on, and have that.
>  
>
I'm with Grant in that I don't think this will be finalized anytime in
the near future.

Lately my opinion is leaning to the "screw it!" side as most developers
don't see the value in it and want to fight the idea anyway.  So if a
misuse of Gentoo ever occurred, just leave it up to them to defend their
copyrights.  It won't be possible, but I figure the risk of something
like PearPC-CherryOS ever happening and not being able to solve it is
worth it compared to trying to convince the developers that what we are
doing is good for them.

-C

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Corey Shields
Gentoo Linux Infrastructure Team and Devrel Team
Gentoo Foundation Board of Trustees
http://www.gentoo.org/~cshields

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