" Isn't that dependent on the terms of use of the specific site."

I say yes (IANAL, etc).  In the case of the OpenOffice.org site-wide terms of 
use, the default is as good as the ICAL.  I don't think there is any issue 
except places on the site where different conditions are stated.  I am yet to 
find an actual instance where [L]GPL3 is asserted for site content except in a 
dual-license notice with CC-by.  I haven't looked at the forums and at bugzilla 
and my wiki explorations are far from comprehensive.

With regard to Joe's remark, I don't think such tacit permission extends to 
repurposing and sublicensing.  People can have their own objections, for 
whatever reasons, to having their contributions showing up elsewhere absent a 
clear and visible terms-of-use, especially when there are associated 
ideological concerns, not just personal IP considerations.

 - Dennis 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Gardler [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 11:35
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: User facing web items

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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