Re: [PATCHES] 21.3.50 for Cygwin: patch 7

[Kim F. Storm]

Joe Buehler <address@hidden> writes:

> Kim F. Storm wrote:
> 
> > We usually cannot copy (or adapt) stuff from XEmacs, as we require
> > papers from the original author, as well as anyone who has contributed
> > with anything but tiny changes to the code.
> 
> The files I copied already had copyright notices that say that the FSF
> owns the files.  Is that adequate?

We require papers for all "non-tiny" changes that are installed in CVS.

In this case, the file builds on source "owned by FSF", but although
that means that the GPL applies to the changed file, that doesn't make
FSF "owner" of any work derived from that source.

So if the file has been changed "outside" FSF, we require papers!

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Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk