FLA

[Bernhard Reiter]

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On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 09:21:16PM +0000, Richard Moore wrote:
> Marc Mutz wrote:

> > 1. FSF (NA) !=3D FSF Europe
>=20
> The FLA says 'FSF Europe and its sister organisations' so, is that
> actually true? I can't see a definition of what those organisations
> are.

FSF Europe and FSF North America are the only two major FSFs.

> > 2. Read the FLA before trying to comment on it, _please_. You'd have
> > noticed that you retain all use rights, esp. are free to re-license the
> > code and re-use it anywhere you want. There's nothing that effectively
> > changes for you, except that your code is cared for in court and if you
> > lose interest or die. The contract becomes void if the FSF doesn't act
> > on your behalf, etc, etc.
>=20
> This says it is an exclusive license, and only grants me the right to
> further non-exclusive licenses. This implies that I don't retain the
> right to defend the copyright when I release it under another license
> (eg one that is closed source and the FSF would not want involvement
> in) - am I misunderstanding this?

Good question I'll forward this to fla@fsfeurope.org
it might need clarification.

> The FLA does not make clear the version of the licenses it talks
> about. Does it mean current as in 'at the time of the agreement'
> or current as in 'at the time the license is being defended'? This
> is highly relevent to my point above.

The FLA is not about one specific license version
but the spirit behind the category.
The fiduciary could possibly adapt that clause
under certain circumstances.

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