From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?UTF-8?B?QW5kcmVhcyBSw7ZobGVy?= Subject: Re: I have terminated my assignment Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:38:14 +0200 Message-ID: <515BC046.2010002@easy-emacs.de> References: <87ppydmigz.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:41738) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UNGNV-0000U0-8J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:36:58 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UNGNT-0007ok-VD for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:36:57 -0400 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.17.10]:56523) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UNGNT-0007oa-Mi for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:36:55 -0400 In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Am 03.04.2013 00:25, schrieb John Hendy: > On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Christian Moe wrote: >> >> Jambunathan, >> >> If you're leaving the Org-mode community, I'd prefer to remember you >> with gratitude for leaving us the excellent ODT exporter. Please stop >> diminishing your legacy with this quasi-legal wrangling. >> >> As a user, I have greatly appreciated both your code contributions and >> your patient help on the mailing list in the past. I think your recent >> way of registering your displeasure with the Org maintainer is beneath >> you. Also unhelpful, pointless, damaging to the community, and, in the >> worst-case scenario, a damn waste of good work. >> >> Yours, >> Christian >> >> Jambunathan K writes: >> >>> I have terminated my copyright assignment to Emacs (or atleast notified >>> the copyright desk). > > With respect to Org staying up to date on these developments, it > probably *is* a good idea to know how Emacs/FSF responds. Should the > rights be granted back to Jambunathan, Org should behave accordingly. > Hi John, as for the GPLed code, no one may revert it's GPLed status once published. That's great with GPL, made it a success story. Can't see anything to grant back so far from Org's side. Best, Andreas > As it currently reads however, it made me think of something along the > lines of, "I have terminated my marriage to my wife (or at least left > a message with her secretary to let her know)." The two are hardly the > same. Until this is formalized, papers signed and rights granted > (regardless of 20/20 hindsight and warnings to other potential > signers) still stand as binding. > > > John > >