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Since [by default] you own the IP for code you commit, this is effectively claiming to steal intellectual property. Also professional credit and fame, which can directly relate to employment opportunities.


> intellectual property

This seems to me to be the least important aspect of whatever is happening.

> can directly relate to employment opportunities

Given how free we are in choosing work, it seems to me you could just go work for a workplace that doesn't trawl through your charity history to figure out you're worthy enough. That's a matter of self-respect, which you should absolutely have.


Given few programmers have open source work on their résumé that doesn't really matter, more just pride.


AFAICT they can only claim it because you haven't claimed it so

>which can directly relate to employment opportunities.

doesn't seem right.

Agreed on the copyright part of the equation, but I don't think many people take the commit author on GitHub as the copyright owner.




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