Re: Candidates question: Contributor agreement

[Pockey Lam <pockeylam gnome org>]

On 05/26/2011 06:01 PM, Olav Vitters 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?

I also think that the current GNOME copyright assignments policy is very 
well written, encouraging contributions and answering community's 
expectations. As a community and non-profit organization, I would tend 
to oppose giving up one's copyright unless there is a definite and 
tangible proven value to it, which the community also feels it's needed.

Pockey

> [1] https://live.gnome.org/CopyrightAssignment
> [2] e.g. http://lwn.net/Articles/442782/ and
>      http://www.harmonyagreements.org/