[Interest] Contributor agreement rundown
Andre Somers
andre at familiesomers.nl
Thu Apr 19 07:52:03 CEST 2012
Op 19-4-2012 2:59, Nikos Chantziaras schreef:
> That is totally irrelevant to me. If closing code doesn't happen in
> practice, then the agreement has no reason to secure that possibility.
>
> I can also see that many people here don't value open source software.
> I was under the impression Qt had transformed into an open project,
> surrounded by open source developers. At least that's what the shift to
> open governance and contribution wants to make people believe. But what
> I see is people who value proprietary methodologies more than open
> source ones and who fail to understand why an open source developer
> might have huge moral issues with the agreement.
>
> I am disappointed.
>
I'm sorry you feel that way, but I think the many people here recognize
the benefits of the model we have now, and understand the business side
of software development where compliance with open source licences -
even those as liberal as the LGPL - is a source of concern. You might
not agree, but that's the reality of this world. And, in the end, who
are you to question the motives of the developers working on Qt? If they
find the current model a reasonable compromise - and I think many of the
people who responded here tried to explain why they do think that - why
do you worry about them contributing to Qt? Note that their efforts
still become available to you under both GPL and LGPL, and that a
significant part of the use Qt sees happens under these licences (that's
a guestimate, I don't have figures to support that). I think it is
unfair to depict these people as people who "value proprietary
methodologies over open source" and people that "fail to understand". In
my opinion, these people are open source realists instead of
fundamentalists. I think it is also unfair to depict the Qt open
governance move as some kind of ruse to "make people believe".
Anyway, if you disagree with the license arrangement, than sure, do not
contribute code. You are still of course very welcome to contribute in
other ways that don't have these moral issues attached.
André
- who obviously only speaks for himself
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