An alternative is that IDA releases that particular code into the public domain, and that you get a signed statement to that affect ("copyright disclaimer", in FSF terminology, I think) and send to the FSF. Or perhaps you can arrange something between thse two alternatives with the FSF.
I agree this is annoying. Personally, I'm trying to make up my mind on whether or not I should assign Nettle copyright to the FSF.
/ Niels Möller ()
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2002-11-11 21:11: Subject: pike.el
Thank you. It would be easier if I personally got the copyright back, and it will then be automatically transferred to FSF through my agreement with them (otherwise we'd have to involve FSF directly in this). I guess the COPYRIGHT file must mention this file too then, but it's somewhat vague exactly when the copyright will be transferred from me to FSF.
(Jeez, I'm feeling exceedingly ridiculous having to meddle with silly stuff like this over a couple of hundred lines of code. All this copyright/license yada-yada seems mostly like a form of self-torture to me.)
/ Martin Stjernholm, Roxen IS