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The footnote says Google are using their own fork. Now we don't know when they forked and how much they diverged, but it's quite possible that were going to mai
by IfOnlyYouKnew 7y ago
The footnote says Google are using their own fork. Now we don't know when they forked and how much they diverged, but it's quite possible that were going to maintain their own fork, anyway.
It's also noteworthy isn't the "original author of osxfuse". In fact, Google is. So while I can empathise with the general complaint about commercial use, one doesn't get to make that complaint against the one company that originally started the project and released it under a permissive license.
- floatingatoll 7y agoOne does get to make that complaint. Disagreeing with someone is no excuse for saying their freedom to exercise the rights of an open source license should be restricted, nor for declaring they have no right to speak their mind openly. Open source grants them this freedom, unpalatable as it may be to you. There is no legal reason preventing their complaint from being made. It may not be well-received by those who demand unlimited reuse without compensation. Regardless, that does not restrict one’s right to make that complaint and take that action.
- pjc50 7y agoThis isn't a question of rights. Most people understand in English that "can't complain" means "you can complain if you like but won't be taken seriously or regarded as a valid complaint".
- floatingatoll 7y agoNon-disparagement agreements are a common thing in business. They restrict your right to "complain". I regret the conflict between my understanding of English and that of others, but I stand by my statement.
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- ithkuil 7y agoDo you know whether Google installs their own signed kext kernel module, or do they rely on this project (and the fork is only for user space bits)?
- monocasa 7y agoGoogle has a full fork of the kext. It's at least different enough that you can have both running simultaneously.