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On 25/06/2018 22:13, Michał Górny wrote: |
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> If they really can't sign off that they are allowed to contribute, |
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> then I indeed prefer them stopping contributing. That's certainly |
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> better than learning one day that all their contributions were |
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> illegal and we suddenly have to pull off all those packages. |
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Good point. |
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We could hope that as more projects get more careful about legal |
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considerations, it won't be as much a surprise/special case for |
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employers as it might be today. Or it might become a factor when |
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choosing an employer. |
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It'd be interesting to know if there are any examples of a project |
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having to pull some code (and how say git history would have to be handled). |
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Of course even lack of such examples would not be a reason against more |
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attention to legal aspects of contributions. However, it may influence |
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the timeline. Haste may indeed do more harm than good, but ignoring this |
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doesn't seem to be the right long-term choice either. |
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Paweł |
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