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> I prevent them from using my contribution in a proprietary fork. You effectively prevent your contribution from being merged back into the original project.
by socalgal2 1y ago
> I prevent them from using my contribution in a proprietary fork.
You effectively prevent your contribution from being merged back into the original project. This generally means your contribution isn't likely to be used. It will sit in its own repo for others to find.
- palata 1y agoWell, in practice if they require that I sign a CLA, I just don't bother contributing :-). Of course they don't care because someone else will work for them for free, but that won't be me.