[BusyBox] [PATCH] networking/ping.c

[Erik Andersen]

On Thu Jan 31, 2002 at 08:34:09PM -0500, Neal H Walfield wrote:
> > > > No, we're pretty lax in that regard.
> > > If it just a question of a lack of motivation to do secretarial work,
> > > I am sure that the FSF would be willing to help: they already do
> > > copyright assignments for all of the GNU projects.
> > 
> > BusyBox is a community project. At least *I* hope that no one person
> > would aspire to gain control of the entire copyright.
> 
> I was not proposing that the copyright be assigned to anyone person or
> be forfeited at all, instead, it should be assigned to a foundation
> for protection.  I suggested the FSF because they already have the
> logistics worked out.

The issue here is that, because busybox has taken a mix-and-match
approach over the years, while I am the single largest copyright
holder, there are at least 60 separate copyright holders for bits
and pieces of busybox.  Ever hear the story about the guy that
had told some gossip, and as pennance had to put a feather on the
doorstep of each person he has told the gossip to.  Then, when he
was finished, he was then told to now go and collect all the
feathers....  

Basically, we have had so many contributors that trying to get
them all to sign over anything is a bit like collecting
feathers....  It just isn't going to happen.  Even if I want to,
it is not feasible.

> So, my question to you Aaron, is: what community are you part of: the
> Free Software Community or the proprietary software community?  By not
> the supporting the assignment of copyright to, e.g. the FSF, the
> XFree86 group, et al, I can only assume that you are part of the
> latter.

Please keep your trolls to yourself.  This is so rabidly offtopic
that I am tempted to procmail this thread out of existance if I
see it continue along these lines.  While I appreciate your
intentions, your methods are better suited to alt.gnu.advocacy,
which is where I suggest you take this.  If I hear of anyone
violating the copyright on BusyBox, my father happens to be an
attorney, and we will deal with it.  So far, I've not heard of a
_single_ instance.  

I am serious though.  I can put up with a great deal.  I will not
put up with this type of trolling,

 -Erik

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