On Mar 29, 2004, at 1:27 AM, Paul Swartz wrote:
What does this mean for the licensing of the packages? Will new versions of split-out packages still be copyright to Glyph, or will they move to a developer for that package?
I don't know. I'd like to have a centralized copyright structure so that we can move it to a foundation (in the ever-nearer future) but that still involves inconvenient paperwork. Not to mention the fact that copyright is the only enforceable form of attribution, and I think it's unfair that so many major contributors don't really have a signature on Twisted in any significant way. With BSD-licensed software, the possible problems with the license are so small that it seems unlikely that disparate copyrights would cause a problem... I should really talk to a lawyer about this, and to a few key contributors. I have a feeling I already know what some of them are going to say ;). The lawyer I discussed this with last time has moved on, and the other intelprop lawyers I know aren't really in this space - does anyone know a good (cheap ^_^) lawyer with F/OSS experience who has the time to help?