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authorbkoz <bkoz@138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4>2000-05-23 04:24:31 +0000
committerbkoz <bkoz@138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4>2000-05-23 04:24:31 +0000
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2000-05-22 Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz@purist.redhat.soma.com>
* docs/17_intro/libstdc++-assign.txt: Change Cygnus to FSF. git-svn-id: svn+ssh://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/trunk@34099 138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4
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-rw-r--r--libstdc++-v3/docs/17_intro/libstdc++-assign.txt83
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diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 969e54f817c..a11f2a2bda5 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-05-22 Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz@purist.redhat.soma.com>
+
+ * docs/17_intro/libstdc++-assign.txt: Change Cygnus to FSF.
+
2000-05-22 Phil Edwards <pme@sourceware.cygnus.com>
* mkcheck.in: Tweak for Solaris 8. Additional minor output comment.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/docs/17_intro/libstdc++-assign.txt b/libstdc++-v3/docs/17_intro/libstdc++-assign.txt
index 025b86e1d73..b70be688bca 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/docs/17_intro/libstdc++-assign.txt
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/docs/17_intro/libstdc++-assign.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-The way to assign copyright to Cygnus Solutions is to sign an assignment
-contract. This is what legally makes Cygnus Solutions the copyright
-holder so that we can register the copyright on the new version.
-I'm assuming that you wrote these changes yourself;
-if other people wrote parts, we may need papers from them.
+The way to assign copyright to the Free Software Foundation is to sign
+an assignment contract. This is what legally makes the Free Software
+Foundation the copyright holder so that we can register the copyright
+on the new version. I'm assuming that you wrote these changes
+yourself; if other people wrote parts, we may need papers from them.
If you are employed to do programming (even at a university), or have
made an agreement with your employer or school saying it owns programs
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ open Pandora's box and cause a long and unnecessary delay.
Below is the assignment contract that we usually use. You need
to print it out, sign it, and snail it to:
-Benjamin Kosnik
-Cygnus Solutions
-1325 Chesapeake Terrace
-Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA
+Richard Stallman
+545 Tech Sq rm 425
+Cambridge, MA 02139
+USA
Please try to print the whole first page below on a single piece of
paper. If it doesn't fit on one printed page, put it on two sides of
@@ -58,51 +58,58 @@ Europe.
Snail a copy of the employer's disclaimer as well.
Please send me email about what you decide to do. If you have any
-questions, or would like something to be changed, ask bkoz@cygnus.com via
+questions, or would like something to be changed, ask bkoz@gnu.org via
email.
ASSIGNMENT
- For good and valuable consideration, receipt of which I acknowledge, I,
-[your name here], hereby transfer to Cygnus Solutions, Inc. ("Cygnus")
-my entire right, title, and interest (including all rights under copyright)
-in my changes and enhancements to the libstdc++ library, subject to the
-conditions below. These changes and enhancements are herein called the
-"Work". The work hereby assigned shall also include any future revisions
-of these changes and enhancements hereafter made by me.
+ For good and valuable consideration, receipt of which I
+acknowledge, I, [your name here], hereby transfer to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc. (the "Foundation") my entire right, title, and
+interest (including all rights under copyright) in my changes and
+enhancements to the libstdc++ library, subject to the conditions
+below. These changes and enhancements are herein called the "Work".
+The work hereby assigned shall also include any future revisions of
+these changes and enhancements hereafter made by me.
- Upon thirty days' prior written notice, Cygnus agrees to
+ Upon thirty days' prior written notice, the "Foundation" agrees to
grant me non-exclusive rights to use the Work (i.e. my changes and
enhancements, not the program which I enhanced) as I see fit; (and
-Cygnus's rights shall otherwise continue unchanged).
+the "Foundation"'s rights shall otherwise continue unchanged).
I hereby agree that if I have or acquire hereafter any patent or
-interface copyright or other intellectual property interest dominating the
-program enhanced by the Work (or use of that program), such dominating
-interest will not be used to undermine the effect of this assignment, i.e.
-Cygnus and the general public will be licensed to use, in that program and
-its derivative works, without royalty or limitation, the subject matter of
-the dominating interest. This license provision will be binding on my
-heirs, assignees, or other successors to the dominating interest, as well
-as on me.
-
- I hereby represent and warrant that I am the sole copyright holder for the
-Work and that I have the right and power to enter into this contract. I
-hereby indemnify and hold harmless Cygnus, its officers, employees,
-and agents against any and all claims, actions or damages (including
-attorney's reasonable fees) asserted by or paid to any party on account of a
-breach or alleged breach of the foregoing warranty. I make no other express
-or implied warranty (including without limitation, in this disclaimer of
-warranty, any warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE).
+interface copyright or other intellectual property interest dominating
+the program enhanced by the Work (or use of that program), such
+dominating interest will not be used to undermine the effect of this
+assignment, i.e. the "Foundation" and the general public will be
+licensed to use, in that program and its derivative works, without
+royalty or limitation, the subject matter of the dominating interest.
+This license provision will be binding on my heirs, assignees, or
+other successors to the dominating interest, as well as on me.
+
+ I hereby represent and warrant that I am the sole copyright holder
+for the Work and that I have the right and power to enter into this
+contract. I hereby indemnify and hold harmless the "Foundation", its
+officers, employees, and agents against any and all claims, actions or
+damages (including attorney's reasonable fees) asserted by or paid to
+any party on account of a breach or alleged breach of the foregoing
+warranty. I make no other express or implied warranty (including
+without limitation, in this disclaimer of warranty, any warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE).
Agreed: [signature] Date [Write the month with LETTERS]:
-For Cygnus,
-Alex Daly, CEO
+For the "Foundation",
+Richard Stallman, head dude in charge
Please do not delete the control-l character before this line.
Please print this as a separate page.
+Please email a copy of the information on this page to
+fsf-records@gnu.ai.mit.edu, and cc bkoz@gnu.org, if you can, so that
+our clerk doesn't have to type it in. Use your full name as the
+subject line.
+
[For the copyright registration, what country are you a citizen of?
What year were you born?]