Re: files in gnulib copyright by someone other than the FSF

[Jim Meyering]

Jim Meyering wrote:

> Paul Eggert wrote:
>
>> On 09/05/11 16:41, Karl Berry wrote:
>>>     There are a few files in gnulib that are not copyright of the FSF,
>>>
>>> There are?
>>
>> Yes, there are.  I expect there are several trivial files without
>> any copyright notices (and which are public domain) but I just now
>> audited gnulib for files that are copyright by someone other than the
>> FSF and found the following.  Most seem benign, but the last entry
>> may be problematic.
...

>> lib/filevercmp.[ch] are copyright Ian Jackson and Anthony Towns under GPLv3
>> or later.
>
> If it's really so important, we can ask them to assign copyright to the FSF.

Yesterday I sent a message to the two of them requesting that
they assign copyright to the FSF.  Sure, it's a bit of a pain,
but it's for a good cause and will help avoid the "they didn't
assign copyright, so why should I?" syndrome.