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> The "why they require a CLA" is for enforcement. None of that seems like a "why" to me; to cynically paraphrase it, "our policies require our polices." Why d
by deathanatos 2y ago
> The "why they require a CLA" is for enforcement.
None of that seems like a "why" to me; to cynically paraphrase it, "our policies require our polices." Why does your record-keeping require a CLA? Why is a CLA required to enforce the GPL?
- tsimionescu 2y agoA CLA is required to be able to sue someone infringing the GPL and represent yourself as the legal owner of the entirety of that code. If you have a hugely fractured ownership like Linux, it may be very expensive to bring a suit against an infringer.