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Just recently I was trying to implement a feature using an extremely complicated and obscure API (some Chrome internal C++ stuff) and the only place I found a w
by torginus 4y ago
Just recently I was trying to implement a feature using an extremely complicated and obscure API (some Chrome internal C++ stuff) and the only place I found a working example was inside a GitHub project which was GPL.
Obviously if I took the code and modified it to suit my purposes I would've run afoul of the GPL, but if Copilot suggests the same snippet to me it'd be fine. So there's obviously an issue here.
- xeromal 4y agoI think Copilot definitely is crossing some line that hasn't been defined yet, but your specific example has me thinking. If I imagine some seasoned art expert standing next to me and giving me hints and ideas while I'm paining and he's using existing art as his examples, am I stealing the art? While Copilot recommends bits of code, it's not copying the entire project is it?
- haskellandchill 4y ago> Obviously if I took the code and modified it to suit my purposes I would've run afoul of the GPL Do you honestly believe that? I refuse.