Scott Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I hadn't considered the issue of ownership of copyright for contributed > code. Is it common for open source projects to stipulate that contributors > either transfer copyright or agree to allow the owner to change the > license?
It's fairly common, though not universal. All GNU projects require a written copyright assignment, as do a number of others. > If I asked for such an agreement would I be scaring away > potential contributors? You might scare away a few. Ian -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
