[gdal-dev] Github, AI and the proposed RFC 8 amendment

[Greg Troxel]

Andrew C Aitchison via gdal-dev <gdal-dev at lists.osgeo.org> writes:

> Agreed.
>
> However, as I understand it, by using github we have allowed
> copilot to include our code without it being covered by the usual
> licence.

Perhaps "acquiesced", but the project does not have to right to grant
hat license for code whose copyright is held by others.

> I don't like that, but we don't seem to be talking about
> looking for an alternative hosting site.

That's another problem; everyone using github should have an open ticket
to manage to leave.  (I know it's hard.)

> Actually, if gdal includes other code under one of the open source
> licences, are *we* violating that licence by putting it on github and
> allowing it to be used in copilot.

yes.