Re:Nano is no longer a GNU project
by infodroid on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @11:08AM
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The whole point is to choose someone that you believe will make appropriate licensing decisions, both now and in the future. And that requires trust in the copyright holder. You cannot perfectly guarantee they will always do the right thing. But the legal structure of the organization can often reduce the risk of that.
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I mostly agree, but unlike other legal agreements, contributing to a project under a FOSS license is not usually coupled with an expiry date after which there's room for radical re-licensing.
Re:Nano is no longer a GNU project
by bluejekyll on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @11:38AM
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This is a really great point. Should there be a pay-to-play portion on these, e.g. Your copyright will "expire" and revert to the project(?) Should you not commit changes for a period of 2 years.