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2. Open Source projects require that you sign your copyright away and assign it to them or offer them a license on compatible terms with their license. Signing
by fleitz 16y ago
2. Open Source projects require that you sign your copyright away and assign it to them or offer them a license on compatible terms with their license. Signing a contract to assign your rights or offer your contribution under AGPL is standard fare. How many open source projects did you contribute to where you DIDN'T have to assign your rights?
1. They didn't "make" $200,000, they got $200,000 in donations, and yes, people should be allowed to accept donations. If you don't like the terms, don't donate. I'm sure the Diaspora guys would love it if someone put up another kickstarter page accepting donations towards contributing to the Diaspora code base.
- aplusbi 16y ago>How many open source projects did you contribute to where you DIDN'T have to assign your rights? The Linux kernel doesn't require copyright transfers. Most open source projects don't either (though many require a contributor license agreement).
- shib71 16y agoLinux is well established - the licensing terms are unlikely to change and the community understands (independant of the legal agreement, which they mostly don't) that once they contribute code it is out of their hands. The business of Diaspora is just as green as the code of Diaspora, and requiring copyright transfer is a very sensible way of anticipating the inevitable pivots.