Re: Loading a package applies automatically to future sessions?

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: George Plymale II <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden,
>       address@hidden
> Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 12:19:25 -0500
> 
> > Given the above, I believe you now realize that this was a mistaken
> > interpretation.  You retain all the rights, you just give the FSF the
> > ability to enforce the copyright if needed.
> 
> Which copyright does one give the FSF the ability to enforce? And what
> does that entail?

By assigning the copyright to your code to the FSF, you give them the
ability to enforce adherence to the GPL for the package to which you
contributed.  That's because, since the FSF holds the copyright to
every line of code in the package, it can prosecute anyone who
violates the GPL for that package.