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I don't think this is a problem. The CLA is there to avoid future legal disputes. It prevents contributors from initiating IP lawsuits later on, which could cau
by victormy 8mo ago
I don't think this is a problem. The CLA is there to avoid future legal disputes. It prevents contributors from initiating IP lawsuits later on, which could cause significantly more trouble for the project.
- overfeed 8mo agoHypothetically, isn't one of the "legal disputes" that's avoided is if the projects relicenses to a closed-source model without compensating contributors, the contributors can't sue because the copyright of the contributions no longer belongs to be them?
- PunchyHamster 8mo agoexactly, CLA is there so project can be closed at whim of company and take all contributors work
- plagiarist 8mo agoContributors cannot initiate IP lawsuits if they've contributed under Apache 2.0. CLAs are to avoid legal disputes when changing the license to commercial closed source.