On 28/04/2007, at 4:35 AM, Kyle Hall wrote:
As far as the GPL is concerned, MJ is correct in that the copyright of each persons contributions are still held by themselves. Katipo holds the copyright for alot of the code, Liblime holds the copyright for alot of it too. Just because Katipo wrote the original code does not mean that all modifications and additions are theirs. I hold the copyright for any code I've added, such as RotatingCollections.pm. For this reason, the license for Koha could not be changed without the agreement of every person who has worked on Koha. The same as with the Linux kernel. At least, this is how it works in the United States. I'm not well versed in French or British copyright law.
Yep, Kyle is bang on here, and I think thats a real strength, I think it would be dangerous for one organisation to hold the copyright for all the code. One target to attack with extortionate lawsuits, one organisation that could change the license etc. Chris -- Chris Cormack chris.cormack@liblime.com VP Research and Development www.liblime.com LibLime +64 21 542 131