> I personally don't get what all the fuss is about. I'm simply trying to avoid having rules I view as too strict (if interpreted strictly) enshrined as policy.
> It's not hard to do a grant >From the contributor side, it can be very, very, hard and can potentially take a long time. The bigger the company, the harder it can be. Many may not pursue a contribution at all it if they thought one would be required. We shouldn't make contributions harder unless it's very necessary. > when it lives somewhere else in public or was developed by a company or > several individuals, it needs a grant. That's way too strict. > If it's just someone doing there thing, then it doesn't. That's not cut and dried either - many companies assert IP rights to creations made on employees own time, esp if they see it being relevant to their business. -Yonik http://www.lucidimagination.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-dev-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: java-dev-h...@lucene.apache.org
