Re:TiDB – cloud-native, distributed SQL database written in Go
by hodgesrm on Monday January 06, 2025 @08:18PM
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CLAs are not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, they are pretty much necessary for software companies. We have one for our open source projects. It has language to ensure there's no dispute about our right to the code. That's important, because we indemnify our customers against IP infringement. It's a standard part of contracts for software and services.
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Re:TiDB – cloud-native, distributed SQL database written in Go
by cube2222 on Monday January 06, 2025 @08:54PM
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IANAL but you can have that without getting yourself a full copyright license to all contributions - as CLAs generally do, and what enables license changes.
A popular more lightweight solution is the DCO[0].