On 09/12/10 13:27, Ed Avis wrote:
I've seen this point discussed many times before. The CT's do not transfer ownership.Technically this is true,
Legally it is true.
but the grant of rights is so broad ('any action
restricted by copyright') and the limitations of 'any free and open licence'
and a vote of 'active contributors' are so loosely specified, that it amounts
to almost the same thing in practice.
What it amounts to is a loss of *control*.But a proportionate measure of that control is reintroduced through the open membership of OSMF and the voting mechanism described in the CTs.
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