On 04/25/2010 06:05 PM, Steven Bosscher wrote: > On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 6:48 PM, Michael Witten <mfwit...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 11:33, Richard Kenner >> If I submit a patch to the GCC project---necessitating an assignment >> of the copyright to the FSF---then can the people of the FSF decide >> that they don't want me to distribute my own work in another project >> (proprietary or otherwise)? > > No. This is very explicitly mentioned in the copyright assignment > papers. For example, from my own copy (2002): > > "1.(d) FSF agrees to grant back to Developer, and does hereby grant, > non-exclusive, royalty-free and non-cancellable rights to use the > Works (i.e., Developer's changes and/or enhancements, not The Program > that they enhance), as Developer sees fit."
This is an example of a case where an explicit copyright agreement helps everyone. Clarity is good. Andrew.
