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What does it matter if someone can claim your commits? Doesn't seem important imo.

• hyperhopper 5y ago
  Since [by default] you own the IP for code you commit, this is effectively claiming to steal intellectual property. Also professional credit and fame, which can directly relate to employment opportunities.
  • totony 5y ago
    AFAICT they can only claim it because you haven't claimed it so >which can directly relate to employment opportunities. doesn't seem right. Agreed on the copyright part of the equation, but I don't think many people take the commit author on GitHub as the copyright owner.
  • krageon 5y ago
    > intellectual property This seems to me to be the least important aspect of whatever is happening. > can directly relate to employment opportunities Given how free we are in choosing work, it seems to me you could just go work for a workplace that doesn't trawl through your charity history to figure out you're worthy enough. That's a matter of self-respect, which you should absolutely have.
    • bluGill 5y ago
      Given few programmers have open source work on their résumé that doesn't really matter, more just pride.