Code review comment for lp:~denys.duchier/bzr/bzr.ssl

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Denys Duchier (denys.duchier) wrote :

> I'm the patch pilot this week and I'd like to help you get your change into
> bzr. Are you feeling blocked on any of the items mentioned in this review, or
> is there anything I can do to help you?

I contributed when I had time, which was in august, 4 months ago. The academic term only
ended this friday, and I have now several big piles of exams to grade.

As for the contributor's agreement: there is no way that I can agree to clause 5. Not only
am I giving away all rights to my work to canonical, but then I should also forever in the future
sign and do whatever canonical deems necessary. that's just unacceptable. also impractical.
no amounts of reassurance can counterbalance the excessive broadness of these terms. especially
after we have seen with the rebranding of bzr as a canonical project just how much canonical
cared about the community of contributors. clearly, we are drones of no consequence. and in
this light, clause 5 looks like a particularly dangerous deal to enter into.

I am also not happy at all about clause 6. my contributions are made with the understanding,
or so I thought, that they are and will remain free software.

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