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On Tue, 2014-01-14 at 13:30 -0500, Rich Bowen wrote:
> I've actually had people ask me, when looking at files like this, if 
> they have to ask the author for permission to submit patches against 
> that file. If we can avoid making people even think that thought, we've 
> done a good thing for the community.
> 
> See also 
> http://producingoss.com/en/managing-volunteers.html#territoriality for 
> another take on this issue, just in case Karl's voice carries more 
> weight than mine.

Curious. In GNOME, documents always carry full attribution and copyright
information, and I've never seen it be a deterrent to anybody working on
them. On the contrary, I've found that letting people claim credit for
their work can be a powerful motivator.

--
Shaun