Re: [BUG] Tab Expansion for C++

[Robert Dewar <dewar@adacore.com>]

Thomas Richter wrote:

> Furthermore, I cannot develop under US copyright law. I can only develop
> under German copyright law, which is again different. I can hand you the
> copyright, but according to German law, I still have rights as the creator
> of an entity that I cannot transfer to other people. (German: Urheberrecht)
> It doesn't give me any major rights, though (as, it doesn't include the
> right to copy the work, which is part of the copyright.).

Assigning the copyright to the FSF does not remove rights from the
assigner, many people in Europe have found they can sign this form
without problems. Note that it is not online, precisely because the
FSF has found they really need to be in touch with people regarding
signing the form to resolve issues such as this one.

> Folks, that's getting ridiculously complicated... I don't want to contact
> a lawer just to provide a patch. I really don't care - I just want a usable
> gdb, that's all.

The complication is inevitable given the complexities of copyright
law. We all want a usable GDB, but to be usable, it must not only
be technically strong, but the licensing and copyright situation
must be clear as well.
> 
> So long,
> 	Thomas
>