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I have never heard of this phenomenon actually working. Some Linux contributors threatened it after the CoC was instituted, but nothing came of it. Do you hav
by CameronNemo 6y ago
I have never heard of this phenomenon actually working.
Some Linux contributors threatened it after the CoC was instituted, but nothing came of it.
Do you have an example of somebody actually revoking copyright and successfully suing or settling?
- bitwize 6y agoMore like "one guy engaged in saber rattling and nobody listened", and he didn't even make any substantive Linux contributions. This same guy actually did try revoking the license to his open source slot machine game from the GeekFeminism contributors, and the GF people were like "okay, yeah, sure, whatever, we promise not to touch your shitty game again". So this remains untested in court. But if you actually look at the relevant bits of contract law, you'll see... he actually has stopped-clock syndrome on this, and it really has dire consequences for how we do open source. At least in the USA, and admittedly, different views on copyrights and licensing prevail outside the USA, where much of the work on Linux is done.