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The copyright argument on code contribution is orthogonal to the license. You are free to fork the repo and make whatever modifications on top and own the copyr
by soumyadeb 7y ago
The copyright argument on code contribution is orthogonal to the license. You are free to fork the repo and make whatever modifications on top and own the copyright on the addition but if you want to contribute code back, pretty much all popular open-source projects would want them to assign copyright back to them.
Licensing will govern what you can and cannot do with the repo you clone or fork. SSPL is GPL except for this additional hosting clause for service providers. So, the argument on whether it violates open_source ethos or not has to be around that clause.
- pritambaral 7y ago> but if you want to contribute code back, pretty much all popular open-source projects would want them to assign copyright back to them. This is not the case. > Licensing will govern what you can and cannot do with the repo you clone or fork. And this is _precisely_ where you and the open source ethos differ. > the argument on whether it violates open_source ethos or not has to be around that clause. The argument has been settled. Over and over again. Restrictions on use = not Open Source.
- soumyadeb 7y agoDo you consider GPL or AGPL open-source? They have severe restrictions on use.