On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 19:35 +0100, Ross Gardler wrote: > On 18 June 2011 19:14, Joe Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ah, we don't need a license on forum content in order > > to host the forums at Apache. People who post to the forums > > are implicitly granting the right of publication thru > > the website, similar to people who post to the mailing > > lists grant the right to republication in web archives. > > It's part of the nature of the service, and doesn't need > > to be spelled out in an agreement. > > Isn't that dependent on the terms of use of the specific site. >
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