Hello Werner, Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org> wrote: |> But the FSFology will not make me sign something that is not legal, |> which is admitted by even the FSFE itself [...] | |Well, it would probably have no influence to the jurisdiction in |Germany, but it would have a value for the FSF in the US...
Yes, but, just as i've written you privately, i'm *totally* afraid of U.S. law, and these guys have so much power, it's noxious. And -- who am i? Though it really wouldn't matter i guess since the U.S. would never let me in, because i really hate their politics and even some of their human beings (but hey: you're not alone!), and i would say so. |> Just in case you're interested in the thing itself: i don't need |> to see my name somewhere, i just want the functionality, and so |> i'm hereby placing the attached patch in the public domain if that |> is possible, therefore donating it to GNU Troff. | |You are aware that US `public domain' doesn't exist in Germany, right? |To cite https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemeinfreiheit: | | Nach deutschem und österreichischem Recht ist umstritten, ob ein | Totalverzicht auf das Urheberrecht zugunsten der Allgemeinheit | möglich ist. Die wohl herrschende Meinung schließt dies unter | Berufung auf § 29 UrhG-D bzw. § 19 UrhG-Ö aus. Daher gibt es dort | keine Gemeinfreiheit durch Rechteverzicht wie in den USA, wo auf | alle Rechte verzichtet werden kann und das Public-Domain-Werk den | gleichen Status besitzt wie ein noch nie oder nicht mehr geschütztes | Werk. [...] | |Your `public domain' declaration is thus as good as signing the FSF |assignment. :-) ..I still have redemption songs. |Maybe there is a solution to the problem. To cite |http://gcc.gnu.org/contribute.html: Light beyond the horizon! | If a contributor is reluctant to sign a copyright assignment for a | change, a copyright disclaimer to put the change in the public | domain is acceptable as well. | |I'll send you such a disclaimer form – maybe you can accept this. Fantastic news! Yes i can, and i'll do so this afternoon! | Werner --steffen
