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Re: [BUG] Tab Expansion for C++
- From: Robert Dewar <dewar at adacore dot com>
- To: Thomas Richter <thor at mail dot math dot tu-berlin dot de>
- Cc: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>, gdb at sourceware dot org
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:27:53 -0500
- Subject: Re: [BUG] Tab Expansion for C++
- References: <200702190943.l1J9hQjj004616@mersenne.math.TU-Berlin.DE>
Thomas Richter wrote:
Furthermore, I cannot develop under US copyright law. I can only develop
under German copyright law, which is again different. I can hand you the
copyright, but according to German law, I still have rights as the creator
of an entity that I cannot transfer to other people. (German: Urheberrecht)
It doesn't give me any major rights, though (as, it doesn't include the
right to copy the work, which is part of the copyright.).
Assigning the copyright to the FSF does not remove rights from the
assigner, many people in Europe have found they can sign this form
without problems. Note that it is not online, precisely because the
FSF has found they really need to be in touch with people regarding
signing the form to resolve issues such as this one.
Folks, that's getting ridiculously complicated... I don't want to contact
a lawer just to provide a patch. I really don't care - I just want a usable
gdb, that's all.
The complication is inevitable given the complexities of copyright
law. We all want a usable GDB, but to be usable, it must not only
be technically strong, but the licensing and copyright situation
must be clear as well.
So long,
Thomas