Re: XML idea

[Marcel Weiher]

On 7 Jan 2004, at 13:41, Richard Frith-Macdonald wrote:

> On 7 Jan 2004, at 11:32, Helge Hess wrote:
>
> > On 07.01.2004, at 11:09, richard@tiptree.demon.co.uk wrote:
> > > > The extensions library is available for a looong time. Not sure why 
> > > > we need a new "PortabilityKit" library.
> > >
> > > The problem with the extension library was that its copyright was 
> > > not owned by the FSF, and I think FSF policy was that it should 
> > > therefore not be distributed as part of GNUstep.
> >
> > Of course. Did someone ever talk with Ovidiu (which probably holds 
> > the Copyright on most stuff) before rewriting everything
> >  I'm pretty sure it would have not been an issue for him to assign 
> > copyright.
> > Sigh ...
>
> I believe the issue of  getting the copyright assigned was looked into 
> and there were idealogical reasons for the copyright holders not doing 
> it.

Just as a side note (not that it applies in this case):  German 
copyright law, for example, does not allow for the copyright to be 
assigned to anyone.  The author may license his/her work such that it 
effectively is the same, but it is not possible to transfer the 
copyright itself to anyone else.  And the Berne convention, which 
regulates copyright internationally, stipulates that the jurisdiction 
lies with the law of the country of the original author...

So there can be reasons other than ideological...

Marcel

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