On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 02:15:09PM -0700, Alex Perez wrote: > MOhammed, > > On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 12:54:31PM -0700, Alex Perez wrote: > >> Mohammed, > >> > Salam all, > >> > This is a *port* of Nadim's shaping code to C > >> Excellent, his was writtein in C++ I take it? Is this GPLed? If so, > >> would you be willing to release the copyright into the public domain > >> (open source political reasons for this, see below) > > I'm afraid it's GPLed. > > I really don't like public domain, But I have no problem releasing the > > copyright into the public domain BUT if there is a good reason for that. > There is. The GNUstep project is an *official GNU Foundation project, and > as such any code used in it over a few lines here or there must either (A) > Have its *copyright* assigned to the Free Software Foundation, or (B) Have > the copyright in the public domain, so (A) is not necessary. A is > generally less hassle, especially over international boundaries. > How to assign the copyright to the FSF then ?? A fast search didn't yield any info. I don't have time to fully investigate, Can you please guide me ?? What if I contributed the code directly to GNUstep ?? Just to keep the public domain as the last solution :-( Many thanks, -- ---------------- -- Katoob Main Developer Linux registered user # 224950 ICQ # 58475622 FIRST make it run, THEN make it run fast "Brian Kernighan". -- Don't send me any attachment in Micro$oft (.DOC, .PPT) format please Read http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Preferable attachments: .PDF, .HTML, .TXT Thanx for adding this text to Your signature
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