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Simple. Don't have contribution agreements. Contributors maintain their copyright so as they can prevent relicensing. Mind, FSF requires copyright for their sub
by whartung 1y ago
Simple. Don't have contribution agreements. Contributors maintain their copyright so as they can prevent relicensing. Mind, FSF requires copyright for their submissions (I believe), but they're, arguably, a "good actor" in this space.
But, if the code base becomes a patchwork of contributors, it can become difficult to relicense.
- eikenberry 1y agoFSF stopped requiring contributor agreements years ago.