One thing to consider is that the copyrights for the GNU project, are assigned to (and thus owned by) the FSF. I interpret this "minimizing change in the practi

One thing to consider is that the copyrights for the GNU project, are assigned to (and thus owned by) the FSF. I interpret this "minimizing change in the practical aspects of this cooperation", as implying that the status quo, of the GNU project assigning copyright to FSF hasn't changed, and would probably be in nobody's interest to change.