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> I thought the whole idea of open source was to avoid litigious assholes. How is that? Not sure what you mean. Writing everything from scratch in-house is h
by rdtsc 9y ago
> I thought the whole idea of open source was to avoid litigious assholes.
How is that? Not sure what you mean.
Writing everything from scratch in-house is how you usually avoid litigious assholes.
When using someone else's stuff it is a good idea to comply with the licensing terms. That's also a valid strategy to avoid litigation.
- SmellyGeekBoy 9y agoI'm pretty sure GP barely skimmed the headline, saw that it somehow confirmed their own preconceived ideas, saw an opportunity to attack open source, and posted a comment to that effect. It's barely worth the effort of downvoting, let alone a considered reply.
- ceejayoz 9y ago> Writing everything from scratch in-house is how you usually avoid litigious assholes. Nah, that just gets you a patent suit.
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- rdtsc 9y agoI meant in regard to copyright. Can still get a patent suit even if using open source software.