Re: I have terminated my assignment

[John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Christian Moe <mail@christianmoe.com> 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.

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