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"Since companies steal Open Source software without a care in the world" If you don't want companies to use your code for free, don't publish it for free. If t
by kkjjkgjjgg 5y ago
"Since companies steal Open Source software without a care in the world"
If you don't want companies to use your code for free, don't publish it for free. If they violate the licence, presumably it is a case for the courts.
People have different reasons for working on open source. Some want to make money from it, others don't.
As an example, I don't know the full ElasticSearch story, but if Amazon's fork was legally allowed by the license, it worked as intended. People insist on open source precisely because they don't want to be dependent on one vendor's decisions.
Isn't ElasticSearch worth billions? Would they have become as popular if they hadn't been open source?
- wheresmycraisin 5y ago> If you don't want companies to use your code for free, don't publish it for free. If they violate the licence, presumably it is a case for the courts. Good look to the OBS team in pursuing legal actions against ByteDance/CCP.
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y agoSo don't contribute to open source because of China/rogue countries? OK then.
- wheresmycraisin 5y agoMore like: don't expect totalitarians to give a damn about some little hippy license. Rule of law means nothing to the CCP.
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y agoBut the question is, should that be a reason not to contribute to open source? Also they do steal proprietary stuff, too? What about child pornography, people hosting it using open source software? Seems like a better reason not to contribute.
- wheresmycraisin 5y agoDid I ever say you shouldn't contribute to open source?
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y agoNot you, but the original article.
- senectus1 5y ago>If you don't want companies to use your code for free, don't publish it for free. If they violate the licence, presumably it is a case for the courts. this is assuming you have the resources to : a) know the theft happened b) follow up in court.
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y agoWhat is the expectation here? Criminals exist in the world.