workedintheory

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   by workedintheory 5y ago

   Again, which community are you talking about, exactly? I only know of two - the contributor community and the actual user community.
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   by workedintheory 5y ago

   The CLA provides for a dual license option, but does not impact the GPL nature of Audacity. Audacity was/is/always will be GPL.
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   by workedintheory 5y ago

   The actual issue is a bit different than what is perceived. This comes down to the actual definition of community. Our priority is the contributor community and the user community as a WHOLE. Of those complaining on Github and online, not a
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   by workedintheory 5y ago

   We do understand that the CLA will discourage some from contributing. Audacity is transitioning from an entirely voluntary development team to a team of many engineers, designers, testers, project managers, and a product manager all working
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   by workedintheory 5y ago

   Audacity was, is, and will always be GPL. The CLA does not change this. The CLA simply provides a dual license option for distribution through channels that may not be GPL friendly (ex: app stores). Look at the VLC/Apple issue. This is