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Re: FYI: Cygnus is no longer (CNI and CYGNUS LOCAL)

Jim Wilson wrote: 
It looks like fastjar has inappropriate copyright notices.  The FSF only
accepts copyright assignments for packages it owns, and it does not own
fastjar, therefore, there can not be FSF copyright notices in fastjar.

Frank Ch. Eigler wrote:

This is an incorrect understanding of FSF policy.  The FSF has in the
past contemplated adopting code into the GNU project that is not
entirely reassigned.  (See eCos.)  In other words, it is apparently
possible even to be a GNU project, and yet not have exclusively FSF
copyrights on the code.

Jim's and Frank's statements are both correct - except Frank's statment that Jim is wrong! Jim is talking about "FSF copyright"; Frank is talking about "the GNU projects"; they are different topics.

There are many Free Sofwtare projects that are "GNU projects" or "part of the GNU project" that do not have FSF copyright.
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