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On 4/10/19 12:05 AM, Michael Everitt wrote: |
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> Not all cases are simply ones where a person does not wish to use their |
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> full given name, there are perfectly decent arguments for using a pseudonym |
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> when there could be mild or severe ramifications if their true identity was |
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> in the public domain. I'm thinking as obvious examples of those involved in |
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> security/penetration work, where it may be required, and not simply |
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> desirable to keep ones primary identity confidential. Are we really so |
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> draconian to eliminate these (often very well-skilled individuals) for |
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> making a specialist contribution to Gentoo Linux?! |
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The ultimate goal is to ensure that contributions are actually by the |
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ones holding a valid copyright, or the contribution being of a license |
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that is allowed under a license from the copyright holder. As mentioned |
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in the link in prior post, GPL itself doesn't explicitly exclude the |
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warranty of non-infridgement under UCC which can have severe legal |
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consequences if a third party relies on the contribution, and as such |
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puts Gentoo in a legal liability if we can't reasonably explain such |
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contributions. As long as the copyright is valid and we can document it, |
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it is fine, but as soon as things gets murky... |
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Kristian Fiskerstrand |
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