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Slightly OT; I'm guessing that for every developer that goes through that horrible "sign our contribution agreement" there are 99 of us that would just fork+pat
by polack 9y ago
Slightly OT; I'm guessing that for every developer that goes through that horrible "sign our contribution agreement" there are 99 of us that would just fork+patch and get on with our lives.
- johnou 9y agoBut then you are stuck with the maintenance burden..
- alexnewman 9y agoI get paid for that
- johnou 9y agoIt's also about giving back to the open source community.
- alexnewman 9y agoWell that I believe in. It's also about having a github of green.
- Xylakant 9y agoOften getting that CLA signed involves getting at least the legal department involved, especially in larger, more corporate organizations. In those cases, indefinitely maintaining a patch may sound like a good alternative.