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This seems to be exactly the SaaSS that the FSF warns us about: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.en.html https://www.gnu.org/phi
by josephcsible 4y ago
This seems to be exactly the SaaSS that the FSF warns us about: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-s...
Nobody should use it unless it's modified to share all of the code with anyone who uses it.
- ostchrdd 4y agoThat's a rather inspiring article! Thanks for sharing.
- ogarten 4y agoThanks for the article. We do not want to prohibit sharing code. You can always share your code. We provide a way to make the functionality implemented in the code available to other without them having to setup their system (install libraries, manage dependencies, buying a GPU to run something, ...). Not sharing code however is a relevant requirement for a lot of companies to protect IP which we are able to address.
- josephcsible 4y ago> Not sharing code however is a relevant requirement for a lot of companies to protect IP which we are able to address. But this is exactly the illegitimate use in question. You shouldn't be helping these companies to do those bad things.
- ogarten 4y agoI am a big fan of open source but it's not possible for everyone to disclose their code. Sometimes special resources are needed to run an algorithm (GPU, FPGA, ...) that are not available to everyone. Sometimes code is core IP at a company and cannot just be shared freely.