On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Roy Bamford <neddyseag...@gentoo.org> wrote: > From the point of view of the licencor, the licence is just as > important as the code, so there are no trivial licence issues. > As a trustee, I am unhappy with losing the traceability at all. > Other trustees may have different opinions.
Not this one. License issues can vary in severity, and there may be nuances that an outsider might not appreciate. I think it is best to at least ping the maintainer before switching a license. If anybody spots a license issue that they believe to be serious and they don't get a timely response from the maintainer, they should escalate it. I'd go a step further and request CCing the trustees from the start on any issue that involves contact from the copyright holder in any form. Rich
