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This post was syndicated from: LWN.net and was written by: corbet. Original post: at LWN.net

The H has put up a
lengthy look at copyright assignment policies. There may not be much
new here for LWN readers, but it’s a reasonable summary of the
anti-assignment position. “But it isn’t just the paperwork that
causes friction. The code may be released under a copyleft licence, but
once the copyright has been re-assigned, you have surrendered your rights,
and the new owner is able to apply all the toxic conditions and
ramifications that apply to any closed source licence in a simultaneous
release of your code. The developer has the option of forking the code, but
this is not what you are aiming for when you contribute to a free software
project.”