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Re:MinIO repository is no longer maintained by victormy on Friday February 13, 2026 @11:54AM (#47004839)
I don't think this is a problem. The CLA is there to avoid future legal disputes. It prevents contributors from initiating IP lawsuits later on, which could cause significantly more trouble for the project.
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Re:MinIO repository is no longer maintained by overfeed on Friday February 13, 2026 @01:31PM (#47006004)
Hypothetically, isn't one of the "legal disputes" that's avoided is if the projects relicenses to a closed-source model without compensating contributors, the contributors can't sue because the copyright of the contributions no longer belongs to be them?
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Re:MinIO repository is no longer maintained by PunchyHamster on Friday February 13, 2026 @06:00PM (#47009027)
exactly, CLA is there so project can be closed at whim of company and take all contributors work
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Re:MinIO repository is no longer maintained by plagiarist on Friday February 13, 2026 @08:19PM (#47010316)
Contributors cannot initiate IP lawsuits if they've contributed under Apache 2.0. CLAs are to avoid legal disputes when changing the license to commercial closed source.
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