Post #2796023
2026-03-08 01:11 UTC
@yosh@toot.yosh.is @soph@grrl.me That part doesn't really seem like a problem, honestly. As I understand.
It's already the case that Linux kernel contributors (like most OSS projects) retain copyright on their contributions. The "linux kernel" can't sue anyone for copyright infringement; only the specific copyright holders, for the code they own.
A particular contributor's contributions being public domain presumably is similar as far as actual copyright enforcement to that person not being interested in joining as a plaintiff in a copyright lawsuit.
(Of course, if the LLM's output were found to be *infringing* that could be a bigger problem.)
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@ids1024@mathstodon.xyz 2026-03-08 01:31
@yosh@toot.yosh.is @soph@grrl.me Or perhaps rather it *is* a problem, but it's an existing problem, not a new one. For most projects. The GNU project in contrast generally wants copyright assignment from contributors exactly to help avoid this sort of issue with license enforcement: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html