A way to assign copyright globally

The future: Another thing to consider,

We don't know what will happen in the future. A developer who retains copyright on his/her creations has control. By assigning copyrights under the FLA the developer cedes control to a third party. What happens if 1, 5, or even 10yrs down the road KDE e.V. decides to re-license using the BSD license or a less free, or even proprietary license? The actual developer of the code will have no say in the matter.

The Scoop; Posted by: Tim Patterson Posted on: 08/27/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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