Re: www/prep/maintain/html_node Copyright-Papers.html

[Richard Stallman]

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  > >   GNU packages need not be FSF-copyrighted; this is up to the author(s),
  > >   generally at the time the package is dubbed GNU@.  When copyright is
  > > -assigned to the FSF, the FSF can act to stop GPL violations about the
  > > -package.  Otherwise, legal actions are up to the author(s).  The rest
  > > +assigned to the FSF, the FSF has authority to act to stop GPL
  > > +violations about the package (otherwise, legal actions are up to the
  > > +author(s)).  It also allows us to grant additional permissions on a
  > > +package, such as an exception, if the need should arise. Additionally,
  > > +holding the copyright allows us to upgrade the license of a package
  > > +even if it had been initially released under "GPLv2 only" (instead of
  > > +the "or later" licensing option as recommended by the FSF). The rest
  > >   of this section is about the case when a package is FSF-copyrighted.

It is a good change.

Nowadays, insted of changing these things by myself, I discuss the
changes (mainly with Krzysztof) and we decide together.  It is ok
if he installs the changes after those discussions.

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Dr Richard Stallman (https://stallman.org)
Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org)
Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org)
Internet Hall-of-Famer (https://internethalloffame.org)