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   Gwen, the kween :neofox_flag_transbian: :sheher: (gwenthekween@kitsunes.club)'s status on Sunday, 04-May-2025 02:20:46 JST Gwen, the kween :neofox_flag_transbian: :sheher:

   @hipsterelectron@circumstances.run yeah, I've been open about that before in the mailing list (just not the fork part, but I don't think that's a big leap anyway).
   
   And yeah, copyright assignment is basically a regular legally binding contract where I'm transferring all the copyright of the code I own to the FSF, meaning they need a way to contact me in case of a court case... so full name, address and email IIRC (I never signed it, like I said, since company I work for does stuff in GDB, they needed to sign the disclaimer not me).
   
   When this was brought up, the most fervent defender said you can use pseudonyms so long as you are known in the community, but the very next reply was "my application has been denied in the past for doing exactly that" so... yeah, PII required

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     Luna R (lunarood@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Sunday, 04-May-2025 02:21:01 JST Luna R

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     @gwenthekween @hipsterelectron Yeah, copyright assignment in FOSS is just layers of bad.

     And then there are the likes of Elasticsearch, who — on top of all the usual bad — additionally mislead people with "we are not asking you to assign copyright to us"... just an irrevocable unlimited unconditional license.

     It's extremely disingenuous when the reason they do this in the first place is that several jurisdictions simply don't allow copyright assignment. A license is just legally easier.