Alan Coopersmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Eric Boutilier wrote: >> Kidding aside, that's a major point of confusion (especially with the >> slashdot crowd). Here's the thing (I'm pretty sure): The agreement is >> needed only for contributions that want to be part of something Sun >> Microsystems ships or plans to ship some day (e.g. Nevada). I'm pretty >> sure, no company would take on the legal risk of not requiring that. > > But many community projects require it too, since it allows a central > entity to deal with things such as enforcing against those who distribute > in violation of the terms, or to decide when to move to new licenses.
But most of those community projects are owned by non-profit oraganizations, not a commercial companies like Sun. If there is something like, OpenSolaris Foundation, probably people will not hesitate to sign the agreement. I think having Sun name makes them doubtful. bvk-chaitanya _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
