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Response from connectFree here: https://zen-lang.org/zig/ https://zen-lang.org/zig/
by christefano 7y ago
Response from connectFree here:
https://zen-lang.org/zig/ https://zen-lang.org/zig/
- zaarn 7y agoTheir response sounds like BS tbh.
- gus_massa 7y agoI think the (hard)fork is legal under the MIT license, but IANAL, so I'm not sure they dotted all their i and crossed all their t. The possibility to fork and change the license is a standard point in the old discussion of GPL vs MIT. I feel part of that post is unnecessary, like: > We cannot see a future for Zig where the founder does not allow corporate entities to use and support Zig, so in respecting Mr. Kelley's ideals, we felt forced to fork Zig. I also don't like that they use their own license "ConnectFree Reference Source License (CF-RSL)". (I can't find a copy of it.) If the idea is to make a corporate friendly fork, why not stick to a standard license? Corporate lawyers hate weird licenses because they have to read them and be sure there are not weird hidden clauses there. To make a corporate friendly fork, I suggest MIT.
- mobinmob 7y agoThe linux tarball comes with the CF-RSL, an EULA and and an ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.md file that contains 3 licenses and copyrights, including the zig original.
- andrewflnr 7y agoAgree on the license, that alone is so stupid that it's (weak) evidence they're being dishonest about their motives.
- ant6n 7y agoThey sound a bit defensive, eh. They doth protest too much, methinks.