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Re:Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils by josephcsible on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @11:17AM (#38855823)
> Nothing stops the copyright holder from relicensing future versions of the software under a different license.

Accepting contributions without a CLA does, because then there's too many copyright holders to do so.

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Re:Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils by NewJazz on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @12:06PM (#38856499)
Doesn't the GNU project require copyright assignment?
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Re:Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils by josephcsible on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @02:41PM (#38858779)
Yes, but I trust the FSF to not do that. There's basically no other entity I'd give the same trust to, though.
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Re:Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils by bayindirh on Wednesday January 03, 2024 @11:37AM (#38856092)
...and a single veto stops everything on its track (which is good).
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