On 02/29/2012 10:59 AM, Daily, Jeff A wrote: >> I'm attaching the 'request-disclaim.changes' file, that should explain you >> how >> to contact the FSF in order to put such disclaimer properly in place (legally >> speaking). I hope the directions given there are clear enough; if not, feel >> free to ask for more information either on-list or off-list. > > I followed the instructions for getting the copyright disclaimer. I received > it from FSF and sent it to legal. Our contracting officer disagreed and > instead has put together our own copyright disclaimer: > > (name/other identification of the software) Battelle Memorial Institute, as > owner of all copyrights of its employees as works for hire, hereby > irrevocably disclaims any copyrights in the above-referenced work. The work > may be placed in the public domain and made freely available to any user > without regard to copyrights. > For Battelle Memorial Institute > By: ____________________________ > David R. Long > Contracting Officer > [date] > > Might we use this disclaimer instead of the one the FSF sent me?
Questions like this are best handled through ass...@gnu.org; the legal team at that alias is better equipped than the development team on this list to deal with the ramifications. At this point, it's probably better to drop automake-patches from cc when tracking the progress of coming to an agreement with the FSF on what forms a valid company disclaimer. -- Eric Blake ebl...@redhat.com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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