Subject: Re: [boost] Company copyright release examples
From: Bo Persson (bop_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-08 09:09:42
Nathan Ridge skrev 2013-05-08 04:14:
>> I wanted to make the exemption more generic to cover the entire Boost C++
>> Libraries so I could contribute to other boost projects as necessary,
>> however I am Not A Lawyer and a lot of things in the above broke attempting
>> that. For example:
>>
>> Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the "Boost C++
>> Libraries" (which provide assorted libraries for use in C++ coding).
>>
>> <signature of Moe Ghoul>, 1 April 1989
>> Moe Ghoul, President of Vice
>>
>> * I would have to remove the "written by" as I did not write all the Boost
>> Libraries (Which I think this exemption needs to have my name in it
>> somewhere)
>> * The description is redundant really here "which provide assorted
>> libraries for use in C++ coding"
>
> How about:
>
>
> Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in contributions
> made by Brendon Costa to the Boost C++ Libraries.
>
> <signature of Moe Ghoul>, 1 April 1989
> Moe Ghoul, President of Vice
>
>
> IANAL, of course.
Yes, that shows! :-)
What if Brendon Costa was to submit ALL of Yoyodyne's software to Boost?
That's how lawyers think.
Bo Persson