r5490 - in trunk/www/web: community developers

[jcater]

Author: jcater
Date: 2004-03-23 23:51:56 -0600 (Tue, 23 Mar 2004)
New Revision: 5490

Added:
   trunk/www/web/developers/assignment.php
Modified:
   trunk/www/web/community/copyleft.php
Log:
preparing to move copyright assignment instructions

Modified: trunk/www/web/community/copyleft.php
===================================================================
--- trunk/www/web/community/copyleft.php        2004-03-23 22:48:34 UTC (rev 
5489)
+++ trunk/www/web/community/copyleft.php        2004-03-24 05:51:56 UTC (rev 
5490)
@@ -6,90 +6,90 @@
 <div id="body">
 <h1>Copyright Assignment</h1>
 
-<h3>Why?</h3>
-
-<p>All of the GNUe code is released under the GNU General 
-Public License 
-(<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>GPL</a>), a 
-<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html#WhatIsCopyleft";>strong 
-copyleft</a> license. Unlike the licenses for many 
-proprietary software, this license does not seek to limit 
-thr freedom of the typical end-user to use the software. 
-It does, however, seek to prevent other developers 
+<p>All of the GNUe code is released under the GNU General
+Public License
+(<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html";>GPL</a>), a
+<a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html#WhatIsCopyleft";>strong
+copyleft</a> license. Unlike the licenses for many
+proprietary software, this license does not seek to limit
+the freedom of the typical end-user to use the software.
+It does, however, seek to prevent other developers
 (ab-)using the code in a non-free way.</p>
 
-<p>To protect the code, as a matter of policy, GNU Enterprise 
-asks all people who contribute to the GNUe code to sign a 
-copyright assignment, assigning copyright to the 
-Free Software Foundation (FSF). This applies to both 
-code and documentation. Note that this is a 
-non-exclusive assignment - you can still use the code 
+<h2>Why?</h2>
+
+<p>To protect the code, as a matter of policy, GNU Enterprise
+asks all people who contribute to the GNUe code to sign a
+<a href="assignment.php">copyright assignment</a>, assigning
+copyright to the Free Software Foundation (FSF). This applies
+to both code and documentation. Note that this is a
+non-exclusive assignment - you can still use the code
 you have contributed for any other purpose.</p>
 
-<p>We know that some other free software projects are 
-not as formal in requiring formal copyright assignment, 
-especially for minor patches. Their rationale is that, 
-by submitting a patch, the patch author is implicitly 
-assigning copyright on that patch to the authors of the 
-original code. Whilst we understand this position, we 
-prefer the legal certainty of a formal copyright 
+<p>We know that some other free software projects are
+not as formal in requiring formal copyright assignment,
+especially for minor patches. Their rationale is that,
+by submitting a patch, the patch author is implicitly
+assigning copyright on that patch to the authors of the
+original code. Whilst we understand this position, we
+prefer the legal certainty of a formal copyright
 assignment.</p>
 
-<p>In effect, you can look at copyright assignment as 
-being a way of sub-contracting your right to enforce 
-the GPL on your code to FSF. If the GPL on the GNUe 
-code ever needed to be upheld in court, it allows the 
-FSF to proceed against an alleged breach directly, 
-without the defendant being able to insist that each 
-and every person who ever contributed to the code be 
+<p>In effect, you can look at copyright assignment as
+being a way of sub-contracting your right to enforce
+the GPL on your code to FSF. If the GPL on the GNUe
+code ever needed to be upheld in court, it allows the
+FSF to proceed against an alleged breach directly,
+without the defendant being able to insist that each
+and every person who ever contributed to the code be
 involved in the case.</p>
 
-<h3>How?</h3>
+<h2>How?</h2>
 
-<p>If you are contributing code to GNUe for the first 
-time, you will need to e-mail us at 
-<a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>, 
-giving your name and postal address. We will then 
-arrange for the FSF copyright custodian to send you 
+<p>If you are contributing code to GNUe for the first
+time, you will need to email a completed copy of the
+copyright assignment request (available <a href="assignment.php">here</a>),
+giving your name and postal address. We will then
+arrange for the FSF copyright custodian to send you
 two copies of the standard copyright assignment form
-by post. You'll need to sign both copies and send them 
-back. Once they have been signed by the FSF, one copy 
-will be sent back to you for your records. Depending on 
-postal delays to and from the FSF's home in Boston, USA 
-and your part of the world, the whole process can take 
-from a few days to a few weeks.</p>
+by post (snail mail). You'll need to sign both copies and
+send them back. Once they have been signed by the FSF,
+one copy  will be sent back to you for your records.
+Depending on postal delays to and from the FSF's home
+in Boston, USA, and your part of the world, the whole
+process can take from a few days to a few weeks.</p>
 
 <p>Your employer might have rights over your work
-(for example, if you work on GNUe code as part of your 
-employment, but sometimes in other cases as well). 
-If so, we will need a copyright assignment 
-from them as well, using the same process. If you are 
-in any doubt on this, please ask. This will once again 
-be a non-exclusive assignment, so it would not prevent 
-your employer using the code you contributed for 
+(for example, if you work on GNUe code as part of your
+employment, but sometimes in other cases as well).
+If so, we will need a copyright assignment
+from them as well, using the same process. If you are
+in any doubt on this, please ask. This will once again
+be a non-exclusive assignment, so it would not prevent
+your employer using the code you contributed for
 anything else.</p>
 
-<p>Because the copyright assignment is a legal document, 
-it therefore has to be signed 'conventionally' by both 
-parties to be valid. (This is the position in the United 
-States - where FSF is based). Therefore, we are unable 
-to do copyright assignments using e-mail and some form 
-of electronic signature such as 
-<a href="http://www.gnupg.org/";>GPG</a> - at the 
+<p>Because the copyright assignment is a legal document,
+it therefore has to be signed 'conventionally' by both
+parties to be valid. (This is the position in the United
+States - where FSF is based). Therefore, we are unable
+to do copyright assignments using e-mail and some form
+of electronic signature such as
+<a href="http://www.gnupg.org/";>GPG</a> - at the
 moment, anyway.</p>
 
-<h3>Finally</h3>
+<h2>Finally</h2>
 
-<p>We do appreciate that the need for copyright assignment 
-may seem like a bureaucratic obstacle, especially for 
-keen new developers eager to have their patches applied. 
-We hope that this helps to explains why we feel the need 
-to be so cautious. Rest assured that both the GNUe core 
-developers and the FSF will do everything they can to 
-make the process as smooth and quick as possible. If you 
-have any queries about the process, please contact us at 
+<p>We do appreciate that the need for copyright assignment
+may seem like a bureaucratic obstacle, especially for
+keen new developers eager to have their patches applied.
+We hope that this helps to explains why we feel the need
+to be so cautious. Rest assured that both the GNUe core
+developers and the FSF will do everything they can to
+make the process as smooth and quick as possible. If you
+have any queries about the process, please contact us at
 <a href="mailto:address@hidden";>address@hidden</a>.</p>
 
-</div>
+    </div>
 
 <?php include "$BASEDIR/shared/_footer.php"; ?>

Added: trunk/www/web/developers/assignment.php
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--- trunk/www/web/developers/assignment.php     2004-03-23 22:48:34 UTC (rev 
5489)
+++ trunk/www/web/developers/assignment.php     2004-03-24 05:51:56 UTC (rev 
5490)
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php $BASEDIR="..";
+      $MODULE="developers";
+      $TITLE="";
+      include "$BASEDIR/shared/_header.php"; ?>
+
+<div id="body">
+
+<h1>Copyright Assignment</h1>
+
+<p>
+Please cut and paste the following text into an email, complete the 
questionnaire, and send to address@hidden and address@hidden We
+will send you an assignment form for any past and future changes.
+
+Please use your full name as the subject line of the message.
+</p>
+
+<pre>
+---- Begin Cut and Paste ----
+REQUEST:  SEND FORM FOR PAST AND FUTURE CHANGES
+
+[What is the name of the program or package you're contributing to?]
+GNUE Enterprise
+
+[Did you copy any files or text written by someone else in these changes?
+Even if that material is free software, we need to know about it.]
+
+
+[Do you have an employer who might have a basis to claim to own
+your changes?  Do you attend a school which might make such a claim?]
+
+
+[For the copyright registration, what country are you a citizen of?]
+
+
+[What year were you born?]
+
+
+[Please write your email address here.]
+
+
+[Please write your postal address here.]
+
+
+
+[Which files have you changed so far, and which new files have you written
+so far?]
+
+
+---- End Cut and Paste ----
+</pre>
+
+
+</div>
+
+<?php include "$BASEDIR/shared/_footer.php"; ?>