On 12/09/2009 11:30 AM, Ross Gardler wrote: > Without CLAs the student themselves are exposed as well as the > receiving organisation. It's not just about risk to the project, but > also to valuable volunteers.
Ok, you are losing me here. Maybe you should explain what kind of CLA you have in mind, and what are the implications of using it in your mind? From what I understand: - No CLA: if the contributor didn't own the work they contributed, and if the owner makes a claim, the project is forced to remove the code, and most probably it ends there. - With CLA: the contributor has acknowledged that they have the right to contribute the code. So if they sign it and contribute while they really don't have the right to do so (and they didn't know, say, about the university policy regarding who keeps the rights for the student's homework), then when the right holder notices, it's the volunteer who is on the hook since they signed a paper (wrongly) acknowleding that they have the right to do so. So, I don't understand why you say "without CLAs the student themselves are exposed as well...". Sure they are. But any more than the "With CLA" case? behdad _______________________________________________ tos mailing list tos@teachingopensource.org http://teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos
