Re: Candidates question: Contributor agreement

[Diego Escalante Urrelo <diegoe gnome org>]

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 5:01 AM, Olav Vitters <olav vitters nl> wrote:
> Given that we already have a policy on copyright assignments[1], I
> wondered what is your position regarding contributor agreements[2]?
> Should the board do something with contributor agreements and if so,
> what should be done?
>

Personally I don't like them, they are a barrier. I support our
current position on this.

That said, as Brian points, we should try to dissolve any barrier we
encounter along the way, as people like Emmanuele have been doing.