> Why should it matter who did the code? Largely licensing issues. For example, from SQLite's copyright page [1]: > In order to keep SQLite in the public doma

> Why should it matter who did the code? Largely licensing issues. For example, from SQLite's copyright page [1]: > In order to keep SQLite in the public domain and ensure that the code does not become contaminated with proprietary or licensed content, the project does not accept patches from people who have not submitted an affidavit dedicating their contribution into the public domain. [1]: https://sqlite.org/copyright.html#notopencontrib https://sqlite.org/copyright.html#notopencontrib