Re: [Nano-devel] ruby syntax highlighting patterns

[John M. Gabriele]

I'd written:
> 
> I've emailed the author at the address noted in the above snippet
> to ask. That is, I'm guessing that since GNU nano is an official
> GNU project all copyright must be assigned to the FSF, but I'm
> not sure exactly how one does that. Maybe just an email from Jupp?

Jupp got back to me (promptly!) and says:

"I am the copyright holder and to my knowledge the german legal system
- in contrast to the anglo-saxon one - does not allow me to change
this. I can only allow others to use my work."

If that's the case, how do *any* germans contribute to GNU software?

Thanks,
---John


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