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> Licenses on software are mostly performative. I seriously doubt you actually believe this, at least in an equal way. The code to Windows XP is available on t

> Licenses on software are mostly performative. I seriously doubt you actually believe this, at least in an equal way. The code to Windows XP is available on the 'net, but I can't just go and compile that and start giving out copies without serious legal repercussions. Copilot is "copyright for me but not for thee" and it's bullshit.

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lm28469 4y ago
Copilot isn't automagically going to give you the windows XP source code tho, or anything even remotely close to a full project, it seems that even a full working/compiling function is asking too much. It generates what a intern code monkey would generate after reading a few stack overflow posts and a few github repos.
- NoraCodes 4y ago
  Yep. But if it regurgitates more than a few words, that's still plagarism and probably a violation of copyright - or at least it would be if we did it with MS's code. Again, its copyright for them, but no protections for us.
- alex_sf 4y ago
  > Copilot isn't automagically going to give you the windows XP source code tho I mean, it might. That's the whole concern. It's scraping random bits of code from all over the place.
greyface- 4y ago
> Windows XP [...] I can't just go and [...] start giving out copies without serious legal repercussions 1 month ago, HN front page https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31458635 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31458635
- NoraCodes 4y ago
  Nice, TIL. Thanks!
- swalls 4y ago
  From the about page: "Q: Why is nothing from the Windows XP source code leak added? A: Even though Microsoft has only taken down a few Windows modifications, they will most definitely take Windows XP Delta Edition down if there is a reference to the source code inside it. The Windows XP source code is illegal to download, fork, and redistribute, so nothing from it will ever be added."

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> Licenses on software are mostly performative. I seriously doubt you actually believe this, at least in an equal way. The code to Windows XP is available on t

by NoraCodes 4y ago

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lm28469 4y ago
Copilot isn't automagically going to give you the windows XP source code tho, or anything even remotely close to a full project, it seems that even a full working/compiling function is asking too much. It generates what a intern code monkey would generate after reading a few stack overflow posts and a few github repos.
- NoraCodes 4y ago
  Yep. But if it regurgitates more than a few words, that's still plagarism and probably a violation of copyright - or at least it would be if we did it with MS's code. Again, its copyright for them, but no protections for us.
- alex_sf 4y ago
  > Copilot isn't automagically going to give you the windows XP source code tho I mean, it might. That's the whole concern. It's scraping random bits of code from all over the place.
greyface- 4y ago
> Windows XP [...] I can't just go and [...] start giving out copies without serious legal repercussions 1 month ago, HN front page https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31458635 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31458635
- NoraCodes 4y ago
  Nice, TIL. Thanks!
- swalls 4y ago
  From the about page: "Q: Why is nothing from the Windows XP source code leak added? A: Even though Microsoft has only taken down a few Windows modifications, they will most definitely take Windows XP Delta Edition down if there is a reference to the source code inside it. The Windows XP source code is illegal to download, fork, and redistribute, so nothing from it will ever be added."