Contributing code (was: Spatial selection Tools and Table Enhancements)

[Bernhard Reiter]

On Monday 02 October 2006 00:58, Barry Windridge wrote:
> > a) How to best release it as Free Software.
> > Ideally we (means Intevation) would be interested
> > in getting a copyright assignment from you (like with any contributor)
> > to be able to completely publish Thuban as Free Software and legally
> > maintain it. E.g. when we might consider going to GPLV v3 when it comes
> > out or to LGPL at some point.
> > Is that something you find worth considering?
> > Of course we will keep your author name in the files, getting you full
> > credit. Currently they do not have a license statement.
>
> My intentions is that the contributions are be freely available and to
> be used in Thuban. Is there something formal that I am supposed to do
> to achieve this?

Barry,
I am not sure yet, how we can do this best.
The FSF uses a copyright assignment.
The FSFE has development something 
called a fiduciary licensing agreement (FLA)
which will also hold with European "copyright".

Where are you based?

Currently Intevation holds all "copyrights" on Thuban's code.
A while ago we were considering to transfer the copyright to the FSFE
or a similiar organisation. At that time FSFE was not ready to accept code.
For now it would be easiest to have Intevation keep the copyright,
which we later still could transfer to FSFE or so.

For the time being it would be fine to have a signed email
saying that you transfer the copyright (or exclusive exploitation rights)
of your Thuban contributions
to Intevation for the purpose that we publish it as Free Software.
Intevation will grant you a single usage right back so you can do 
with the code whatever you like.

Didrik, best would be if you could also send such an email.
Would you be willing to?

Regards,
Bernhard
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