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> What is up with the use of the term "donated" when in comes to transfering control of open source code to a standards body? It's a transfer of property to a
by jacques_chester 10y ago
> What is up with the use of the term "donated" when in comes to transfering control of open source code to a standards body?
It's a transfer of property to a non-profit organisation with no expectation of a counter-transfer.
I think "donate" fits the bill.
- timthelion 10y agoBut there is no transfer taking place. The only transfer going on is a transfer of responsibility. If anything, CNCF is the doner, promising to maintain and endorse an existing peice of open source software.
- dankohn1 10y agoPlease see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13885437 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13885437 . Docker and CoreOS are contributing the trademark, as well as committing to an open governance process under the aegis of CNCF.