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or modified open source with licenses that required contributing back the source code Which license does that?
by danielweber 12y ago
or modified open source with licenses that required contributing back the source code
Which license does that?
- kragen 12y agoNo open source licenses require that. An early version of the Emacs license did require that (I think TECO Emacs and not GNU Emacs), and there may be other licenses, but both the Debian Free Software Guidelines and the Open Source Definition based on them are careful not to require that people contribute modifications they’ve made privately. The reasons for this are discussed in the DFSG FAQ: https://people.debian.org/~bap/dfsg-faq.html#dissident https://people.debian.org/~bap/dfsg-faq.html#dissident