Hi.
I have visited the Python web site and read some information on who the
commiters are and how to go about submitting code to them, but I have not
been able to locate any information regarding the process for vetting the
code to identify any possible IP infringement before it is committed. How
Edward,
I agree with your point, which is why I asked the question. Risk cannot be
eliminated, but it can be understood and managed so that useful work can
still be done. If there is any way I can find out what the commiters do
prior to reaching a decision to accept or reject a particular submissi
All,
I hope the following message will not result in scorn being heaped upon me.
I know this is not a particularly fascinating topic for developers, but I
believe it is worth pursuing.
It seems to me that Open Source generally would be more pervasive if there
was more transparency with respect to
Edward, thanks for the thoughtful comments.
I would like to offer a couple of links to the kind of stuff I am talking
about w.r.t. the "transparency" issue.
First, some from Eclipse:
http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/Eclipse%20IP%20Policy2006_03_20.pdf
http://www.eclipse.org/legal/ See espec