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"Open Source" gets weird with physical objects, though, since functional elements aren't covered by the copyright system software licenses rely on. Copyright wo
by GravitasFailure 4y ago
"Open Source" gets weird with physical objects, though, since functional elements aren't covered by the copyright system software licenses rely on. Copyright would apply to decorative elements and the name plus trademark on the name, but unless there's a patent the functional elements are public domain.
- jehb 4y agoYeah, it does. To be clear, I'm only referring to the license of the files themselves. In absence of a patent or trademark, the "system" is effectively unlicensed. So, "free" might be a better descriptor anyway.
- GravitasFailure 4y agoOne of these days we may get same terminology around open source stuff, though I suspect that's the same day hell opens an ice skating rink.