# Health of the Development Community
## Good License Choice
## Good License and Legal Requirements Choices
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Obviously, code that's not under a license that is both
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license would face a high burden (i.e., the code would really have to be
absolutely wonderful in all other respects) to dictate such a license choice.
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If the project has a CLA other than inbound=outbound, or has copyright
assignment, the beneficiary has to be a 501(c)(3) non-profit, as non-profit
contributors may not be legally permitted to give away code assets to a
for-profit entity or an entity with a different tax status.
Even for 501(c)(3)'s requesting a CLA or copyright assignment, there would
need to be a confirmation that the missions of the orgs were sufficiently
aligned.
Given that the project is going to solicit support and contributions from
501(c)(3)'s, this issue is particularly important.
## No Legal Barriers