[License-discuss] FAQ entry on CLAs

[Engel Nyst]

On 01/20/2015 03:24 PM, Ben Tilly wrote:
> A project using http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause has
> marketing comparing it to Foo's project Bar.  But no prior written
> permission from Foo was obtained for this.  If Foo looks at the
> project, notices a bug, and submits a patch under the same license,
> the project can't apply that patch without violating the license.

I'm not sure I understand correctly. Isn't that intended behavior of the
license? (assuming there was claim of endorsement)

If I reuse code under BSD license, then I have to comply with the license.

(That Foo submitted a patch or I take it myself doesn't seem to make a
difference either.)


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