From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1B7EC43143 for ; Mon, 1 Oct 2018 04:00:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 837962084C for ; Mon, 1 Oct 2018 04:00:57 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=redchan.it header.i=@redchan.it header.b="JnLkIwmP" DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 837962084C Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=redchan.it Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728617AbeJAKgj (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Oct 2018 06:36:39 -0400 Received: from cock.li ([185.100.85.212]:39380 "EHLO cock.li" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727277AbeJAKgj (ORCPT ); Mon, 1 Oct 2018 06:36:39 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=redchan.it; s=mail; t=1538366453; bh=rYdWdZJSb7lCnLB9Q1OMAwbOJ0p2gPMQGZF/1G6lqKY=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:From; b=JnLkIwmP0v65uA8Pbo3PJPnEMZo9El5SZ3G+wEXRAD0StD1w0fXSQ1XXOCSPKqgJe kJJP+r7LtYiLH6aoViJplykVX9Yii5WEXNX1JWOXdXUDo19PKBCzsNQAUbL5QTsgZW eFVX7ynXUctMc8APzVfTU0NnHKfSDMA2tHNfuLfpdlJdFg83HXH2XbMyRd4EibxA0G j/JxUiqhLEOXqZlAB8WwVchia8RamvdL8nYqn7TH3AttLwa3n9g8enw6iSuCenBt1L rs2rPolaN+N71KADJ/ehP/siCDH4WgNg3o40ygPs0/DKUK7Mjp6SvkEF7se87EPQpe LE9R8fIeQQIPQ== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 04:00:52 +0000 From: freedomfromruin@redchan.it To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: rms@gnu.org, bruce@perens.com, esr@thyrsus.com, moglen@columbia.edu, bkuhn@sfconservancy.org, editor@lwn.net Subject: Why the FSF collects copyright assignments. Message-ID: <37a015230e6aaa658a85809671cc98a0@redchan.it> X-Sender: freedomfromruin@redchan.it User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/1.3.6 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org The paramount reason Eben Moglen has the FSF accepting contributions only with copyright assignment is because the grantor of a license that is a gratuity (no consideration (read: usually money) given) can remove the permission regarding the use of his property at his pleasure. (Regardless of the story was promulgated for the public)