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> cannot be ever closed source Cannot be closed source unless the maintainer dual licenses and stops making OS (assuming a single maintainer or group that all
by dspillett 3y ago
> cannot be ever closed source
Cannot be closed source unless the maintainer dual licenses and stops making OS (assuming a single maintainer or group that all agree, or that other contributors have signed a relevant copyright waiver).
(though what has already been released can't be retracted)
- stavros 3y ago> (though what has already been released can't be retracted) This is the only relevant bit. A license can't force people to do work for free in the future.
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- remram 3y agoNot the maintainer, all the copyright holders. If you accept contributions without a CLA, that closes that avenue. I couldn't find any outside contribution in the repo yet, we'll see how they go.
- dspillett 3y agoHence all my bits in brackets…