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On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 9:19 AM, Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o> wrote: |
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> Assuming that these files are copyrightable (and I would say so, for |
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> a file with 300+ lines and 10 kB size), they should really have a |
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> license header. So, should we try to contact all authors, or continue |
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> to ignore the issue? (Or even, rewrite everything from scratch?) |
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> Ulrich |
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Ignoring the problem may work best. It accounts for those developers |
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or contributors who don't want to sign a license agreement. It removes |
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any work that needs to be done to fix something. Gentoo probably has |
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some standing to enforce copyright of all code contributed to its |
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infrastructure assuming the original license holder does not come back |
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and wish to enforce their rights against Gentoo. |
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In most countries the law does not exist to cheat people. The human |
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element of these transactions taking place now will be considered, |
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probably in a very positive light considering the work was volunteer. |
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If someone wants to steal the code they will and there will be no way |
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to tell. Stop worrying about it. There is no point in trying to work |
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around bad law. Work to change the law instead of wasting time. |
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Cheers, |
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R0b0t1 |