In D54817#1283360, @imp wrote:

In D54817#1282021, @fedward_gmail.com wrote:

Frankly, I don't think this policy is strong enough. "You are responsible" doesn't have any teeth. What happens when somebody makes a contribution that they're "responsible" for that plagiarizes from copyrighted code and/or violates a license? How is FreeBSD protected when somebody "considers" licensing and decides they don't care?

It's the same thing we face when people copy linux drivers. It's nothing new. Responsibility lies with the tool users.

Frankly, I don't think this policy is strong enough. "You are responsible" doesn't have any teeth. What happens when somebody makes a contribution that they're "responsible" for that plagiarizes from copyrighted code and/or violates a license? How is FreeBSD protected when somebody "considers" licensing and decides they don't care?