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Clarification needed: Copyright ownership and non-compete implications of contributions (PRs) under FCL-1.0 #4

@kaspermarstal

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@kaspermarstal

The FCL-1.0 states terms for redistribution and derivatives but doesn't explicitly address copyright ownership of contributed code through PRs. As a project maintainer, I humbly ask for clarity on:

  • Do contributors retain copyright of their PR code?
  • If yes, how does accepting PRs interact with the non-compete clause? If a contributor works for a competing company, does accepting their PR violate the license terms?
  • If yes, is a contributor suddenly allowed to compete because they own a portion of the code?

I feel this uncertainty affects how I can accept and manage contributions while maintaining license compliance.

I see that you have a CLA on your keygen website (https://keygen.sh/cla/) but I don't see how contributors are agreeing to it when making a PR. I hope you can help me understand how this works so I can confidently (and gratefully) accept PRs and build a healthy fair source project in the spirit of FCL.

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