[R-pkg-devel] [R] a question of etiquette

[Ivan Krylov]

On Tue, 2 Jun 2020 20:33:56 -0400
Avraham Adler <avraham.adler using gmail.com> wrote:

> If there is a term which reflects that mechanism from a discipline
> other than biology, please let me know.

I think that "copyleft" is the term you are looking for. The Wikipedia
page [*] defines it as

>> the practice of offering people the right to freely distribute copies
>> and modified versions of a work with the stipulation that the same
>> rights be preserved in derivative works created later

-- 
Best regards,
Ivan

[*] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft