<div dir="ltr"><div>I find this view quite surprising coming from a software engineer.</div><div>I know no major open source license that requires attribution *in the UI that the user sees without clicking on anything*. <br></div><div>Every example of open source license attribution I have seen is after several clicks, e.g. Menu->About->Legal Notices->Software</div><div>When asked if OSM attribution is the same as open source attribution, my answer has always been "no, OSM attribution is much stricter."</div><div>-Kathleen<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 6:57 AM Mario Frasca <<a href="mailto:mario@anche.no">mario@anche.no</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">for what it matters, I completely subscribe Skyler's position.<br>
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I'm a software engineer, and I produce GPL and AGPL software (not LGPL), <br>
but I do not have the power to enforce anything, I just hope that people <br>
will be considerate.<br>
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it's surprising that the lax attitude comes from a committee having all <br>
necessary power.<br>
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MF<br>
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On 27/04/2020 22:43, Skyler Hawthorne wrote:<br>
> As a new contributor, and a software engineer, it is surprising to learn that there is such a lax attitude towards lack of attribution. Every open source software license I can think of has attribution as a central tenet. People spend their free time on this stuff, and they do it because they care about it. There are people who get pretty upset when they find others using their hard work for their own gain without so much as a footnote (which is really all the guidelines appear to be asking for).<br>
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> Attribution matters. It lets people know what the project is and that it positively impacted their lives. And equally importantly, it bestows a modicum of respect and gratitude to the volunteers who spend their free time making the project what it is.<br>
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> Skyler<br>
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