Re: helix setup tools?

[Derek Simkowiak <dereks kd-dev com>]

-> > That is the way we do things now.  The contributor always has the
-> > option of using his own contribution in any way whatever.  That's
-> > because our assignment contracts explicitly say so.

	But section 2b the GPL says:
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You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in whole or
in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part thereof, to be
licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of
this License.
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	My understanding of that is as follows:

	Since the FSF will always use its copyright to license software
under the GPL, if you create a derived work--even if it's your own code to
begin with--you must still distribute that "derived work" under the GPL.

	So if you give your copyright to the FSF, it's the GPL way or the
highway.

	Can somebody contest this?  What, exactly, does their assignment
contract say (and is there a URL for it)?


Thanks,
Derek