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Open source doesn't mean, that you can use it however you wish to use it. It means that the source is open. This allows for audits and reading the code, perhaps
by zelphirkalt 5y ago
Open source doesn't mean, that you can use it however you wish to use it. It means that the source is open. This allows for audits and reading the code, perhaps knowing what the tool / library actually does. What you are allowed to do with it however, is a different matter.
If you are looking for something with more ethics and agenda, maybe you are looking for free/libre software.
- fermigier 5y ago"It means that the source is open." -> Nope. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Source_Definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Source_Definition for instance: "Open source doesn't just mean access to the source code."
- zelphirkalt 5y agoI stand corrected. The differences do matter though. See for example the restrictions of this project.