• Wimopy@feddit.uk
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    6 months ago

    Ok, I might be misunderstanding here, but since committing changes is allowed for everyone, doesn’t this mean fixing bugs is something you could do? You’d just be stuck with all the other rights as well until someone else makes a change.

    • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de
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      6 months ago

      The main dev made the last commit, so they dont have the right to make another commit, until they arent the last person to make a commit anymore (until someone else has made a commit). This makes sure that there are at least 2 people making commits but hopefully much more.

      In other words, making a commit revokes your right to do so until someone else makes a commit.

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        6 months ago

        Am I just bad at reading? It says the right to make changes is granted to everyone one Earth. That would include the last person to make a commit as well, assuming they’re a citizen of Earth. I’m sure what you’re saying is what it’s supposed to say, but it isn’t actually what it says.

        • mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          6 months ago

          All rights reserved by…, except the right to commit to this repository.

          Being a legal license it requires much more rigorous and clear statement

          • stankmut@lemmy.world
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            6 months ago

            You can’t just ignore the second part of that sentence which gives the right to make commits to all citizens of earth. That would include the person who wrote the last commit.