Re: [RFC] Move ox-koma-letter into core?

[Viktor Rosenfeld <listuser36@gmail.com>]

Hi Tom,

Am 17.02.14 22:56, schrieb Thomas S. Dye:

> FWIW, as a small businessman, the indemnification clause looks fairly
> standard to me.  The contracts for archaeological services that we
> routinely sign typically have a clause like this, usually coupled with a
> request for a certificate of insurance that specifies the levels of
> liability insurance that the business carries.
>
> As I read the clause, FSF is in the position of accepting 1) a code
> contribution from a developer, and 2) the developer's assurance that the
> contributed code can't be claimed as property by a third party.  It
> seems prudent that, in the event of a successful property claim by a
> third party to a piece of code contributed by a developer, the developer
> who gave the false assurance should be held responsible. Otherwise, FSF
> might be brought down by copyleft opponents who knowingly contribute
> code to which others have property rights in order to create a basis for
> lawsuits.

Thanks for your reply. I was hoping to get some feedback on how other 
Orgmode contributors see this issue (although this list is obviously 
self-selective). The problem I have is that I'm not a lawyer or a 
businessman and not a native English speaker. I do know enough though 
not to lightly sign documents I don't fully understand.

At this point, I'm considering to actually get proper legal advice about 
this form, because I'm not satisfied in the state of affairs where I 
have stopped participating in the Orgmode community because I do not 
understand the copyright assignment form.

Cheers,
Viktor