[llvm-dev] Relicensing: Revised Developer Policy

[Alex Bradbury via llvm-dev]

On 8 August 2017 at 07:53, Chandler Carruth <chandlerc at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 11:48 PM Alex Bradbury via llvm-dev
> <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>> Although the LLVM project and LLVM Foundation obviously can't give
>> legal advice, this page probably needs to be a little more than just a
>> web form. There is a wide variance in the level of understanding of
>> copyright and licensing issues across the developer community, even
>> open source contributors. As such, I think LLVM would benefit from
>> highlighting the sort of things contributors should be sure of before
>> submitting their permission, to ensure they have the authority to do
>> so. One scenario would be work-for-hire where permission was granted
>> to submit the code upstream, but copyright may still be held by the
>> client.
>
>
> When we get to this point, we'll definitely be working with the lawyer for
> the Foundation to make sure we get the legal things worked out correctly. I
> think this TODO is just essentially a note for others that "something"
> vetted by our lawyer will go here, not trying to forecast exactly what it
> will be.

That makes sense, thanks for the clarification.

Best,

Alex