About the calculus for the project [LWN.net]

About the calculus for the project

Posted Feb 2, 2012 19:47 UTC (Thu) by masoncl (subscriber, #47138)
In reply to: About the calculus for the project by dwmw2
Parent article: A tempest in a toybox

> I'll be assigning the rights to the SFC to enforce all copyrights that I personally hold in the Linux kernel and any other project they ask me about. I strongly encourage all other kernel developers to do the same.

I'd encourage anyone who does so to retain control over the way those copyrights are used. This isn't a dig against the SFC, just a good idea in general.

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About the calculus for the project

Posted Feb 2, 2012 19:58 UTC (Thu) by dwmw2 (subscriber, #2063) [Link]

Most definitely. A standard agreement along these lines (and I've signed them for Harald in the past too) would grant authority to act on your behalf, on a temporary basis that you can terminate at any time; perhaps with a reasonable notice period.

We're certainly not talking about copyright assignments or anything like that.

I trust the SFC to handle things appropriately, and if they ever lost my trust I could withdraw my authority simply by sending them an email and telling them so.