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>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 o
by 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.