Index: plugins/FeedsParser.inc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/feeds/plugins/FeedsParser.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.17 FeedsParser.inc
--- plugins/FeedsParser.inc	28 Jul 2010 21:12:43 -0000	1.17
+++ plugins/FeedsParser.inc	23 Aug 2010 20:20:49 -0000
@@ -18,6 +18,63 @@
    */
   public abstract function parse(FeedsImportBatch $batch, FeedsSource $source);
 
+  public function inherit(FeedsImportBatch $batch, FeedsSource $source) {
+    if(!($source->feed_nid)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    $feed_node = node_load($source->feed_nid);
+    $inheritors = $this->getInheritorSources();
+
+    $items = array();
+    while($item = $batch->shiftItem()) {
+      foreach ($inheritors as $inheritor) {
+        if ($inheritor['callback'] && function_exists($inheritor['callback'])) {
+          $inheritor['callback']($item, $feed_node);
+        }
+      }
+      $items[] = $item;
+    }
+    $batch->setItems($items);
+  }
+
+  protected function getInheritorSources() {
+    $inheritors = array();
+    if (module_exists('og')) {
+      $inheritors['inherit_og_groups'] = array(
+        'name' => t('Feed Node: organic group(s)'),
+        'description' => t('Organic group settings from feed node.'),
+        'callback' => 'feeds_inherit_og',
+      );
+    }
+    if (module_exists('locale')) {
+      $inheritors['inherit_language'] = array(
+        'name' => t('Feed Node: language'),
+        'description' => t('Language settings from feed node.'),
+        'callback' => 'feeds_inherit_translation',
+      );
+    }
+    if (module_exists('taxonomy')) {
+      //options to inherit terms for all vocabs I have
+      $vocabs = taxonomy_get_vocabularies(feeds_importer($this->id)->config['content_type']);
+      $callback = 'feeds_inherit_taxonomy';
+      foreach($vocabs as $vid => $voc) {
+        $inheritors['inherit_terms_'. $vid] = array(
+          'name' => t('Feed Node: Term names: '. $voc->name),
+          'description' => t('Taxonomy terms from feed node in given vocabulary.'),
+          'callback' => $callback,
+        );
+        $callback = '';
+      }
+    }
+    $inheritors['inherit_uid'] = array(
+      'name' => t('Feed Node: uid'),
+      'description' => t('The feed node author uid.'),
+      'callback' => 'feeds_inherit_user',
+    );
+    drupal_alter('feeds_parser_inheritors', $inheritors);
+    return $inheritors;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Clear all caches for results for given source.
    *
@@ -47,7 +104,7 @@
    *   @endcode
    */
   public function getMappingSources() {
-    return FALSE;
+    return $this->getInheritorSources();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -523,3 +580,45 @@
     return array('year' => $this->format('Y'), 'month' => $this->format('m'), 'day' => $this->format('d'), 'hour' => $this->format('H'), 'minute' => $this->format('i'), 'second' => $this->format('s'), 'zone' => $this->format('e'));
   }
 }
+
+
+ /**
+ * @defgroup inheritors Inheritors for Feeds node processor.
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+* Inherit OG properties.
+*/
+function feeds_inherit_og(&$item, $feed_node) {
+  if (in_array($feed_node->type, og_get_types('group'))) {
+    $gid = $feed_node->nid;
+    $item['inherit_og_groups'] = array($gid => $gid);
+  } else {
+    $item['inherit_og_groups'] = $feed_node->og_groups;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Inherit translation properties.
+ */
+function feeds_inherit_translation(&$item, $feed_node) {
+  $item['inherit_language'] = $feed_node->language;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Inherit taxonomy properties.
+ */
+function feeds_inherit_taxonomy(&$item, $feed_node) {
+  $terms = taxonomy_node_get_terms($feed_node);
+  foreach($terms as $tid => $term) {
+    $item['inherit_terms_'. $term->vid][] = $term->name;
+  }
+}
+ 
+/**
+ * Inherit user properties.
+*/
+function feeds_inherit_user(&$item, $feed_node) {
+  $item['inherit_uid'] = $feed_node->uid;
+}
Index: plugins/FeedsSyndicationParser.inc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/feeds/plugins/FeedsSyndicationParser.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -r1.14 FeedsSyndicationParser.inc
--- plugins/FeedsSyndicationParser.inc	29 Mar 2010 02:55:50 -0000	1.14
+++ plugins/FeedsSyndicationParser.inc	23 Aug 2010 20:20:49 -0000
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     if (is_array($result['items'])) {
       $batch->setItems($result['items']);
     }
+    $this->inherit($batch, $source);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -59,6 +60,6 @@
         'name' => t('Categories'),
         'description' => t('An array of categories that have been assigned to the feed item.'),
       ),
-     );
+     ) + parent::getMappingSources();
   }
 }
Index: plugins/FeedsSimplePieParser.inc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/feeds/plugins/FeedsSimplePieParser.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -r1.12 FeedsSimplePieParser.inc
--- plugins/FeedsSimplePieParser.inc	29 Mar 2010 02:55:50 -0000	1.12
+++ plugins/FeedsSimplePieParser.inc	23 Aug 2010 20:20:49 -0000
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
     }
     // Release parser.
     unset($parser);
+    $this->inherit($batch, $source);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@
         'name' => t('Enclosures'),
         'description' => t('An array of enclosures attached to the feed item.'),
       ),
-     );
+     ) + parent::getMappingSources();
   }
 
   /**