Re: Basic legal question: Publication of a fix to psgml

[Andreas Röhler]

Am 31.03.2013 17:09, schrieb Bastien:
> Hi,
>
> Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler@easy-emacs.de> writes:
>
> > When using GPLed code, you may simply publish your changed code
> > GPLed again.
>
> More precisely, GPLed code gives you the right to reuse and publish
> the code in your code if it's published under the same license.
>
> So yes, you can publish your changes to this code.
>
> > Thanks giving another example wrt to the noxious results of
> > copyright assigment policy, which undermines goals of GPL.
>
> Why pushing your agenda against copyright assignment into this thread?

Copyright assignment policy stifles cooperation, encourages bad manners, 
spreads FUD.
It's not me putting this at the agenda, it's there by it's inventors.

> I don't think it is irrevelant.
>
> The question is "Can I publish the changes?" and the answer is "Yes".
>
> As for including psgml into GNU ELPA, the answer is "Not until all
> authors have sign the FSF copyright assignment".
>
> This is a policy that is particular to GNU Emacs and some other GNU
> projects.  It shows respect for potential authors (by not including
> their code without their permission)

So GPL doesn't show this respect?(!)
Requiring (unpaid!) copyright assignment means perverting the GPL.

 and protects actual authors (by
> allowing them to rely on the fact that changes against Emacs code by
> signed contributors can be part of Emacs.)

Emacs - a marvelous tool misused for bad policy here.