[yjftsjthsd-h]

> Canonical, the creator and main contributor of the LXD project has decided that after over 8 years as part of the Linux Containers community, the project would now be better served directly under Canonical’s own set of projects.

> While the team behind Linux Containers regrets that decision and will be missing LXD as one of its projects, it does respect Canonical’s decision and is now in the process of moving the project over.

I'm curious how that works; if the owner isn't happy about transferring the project, why go along with it? What leverage or right does Canonical have?

[pests]

Linux Containers was always just an unbrella project which included LXD. Canonical was the creator and primary developer of LXD since its inception.

[ropyeett]

LXD is a trademark of Canonical

https://ubuntu.com/legal/trademarks

[bregma]

When your employer and the owner of the intellectual property you are employed to work on decide to move that intellectual property to a different server, you either acquiesce or you look for another job doing something else. You have to ask yourself if it's the hill you're willing to die on, and only a few are privileged enough to choose a life of full-time leisure.

[solarkraft]

AFAIK, Canonical funds most of the development and has always been leading it.

[zekrioca]

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