On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 15:04:36 -0400, mental-uFjFfPRxV21eoWH0uzbU5w wrote:
Ok, so if they want copyright assignment for dual-licensing, that's out of the question. I wouldn't mind throwing them some bones in the form of LGPLed libraries, but that's about as far as I'm willing to go.
The term copyright assignment isn't mentioned, they still seem to be figuring out what they can/can't/will/won't do with the code once it's been released.
It's worth remembering there is a middle ground: it doesn't have to be copyright assignment for them to be able to use your code. You just have to figure out what is acceptable for both parties and then agree to it in writing. I guess if you're happy with the way your code is being used and therefore aren't interested in suing them, who owns the copyright matters less.
I don't know what sort of things you'd find unacceptable. Personally (imagining for a moment I was an Inkscape hacker) I wouldn't mind them doing a commercial Windows release with stuff like Pantone, user manuals etc including my code. But I probably would mind them selling on my code for use in other proprietary products. Figuring out what is OK and what isn't would be a priority for me before contributing.
thanks -mike