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They say the binaries are being made under Apache 2. They don't say anything about the source code being published. That's why (to me) this is so interesting.
by martypitt 3y ago
They say the binaries are being made under Apache 2.
They don't say anything about the source code being published. That's why (to me) this is so interesting. I've never seen binaries released without source code before.
- pjmlp 3y agoWe used to call it Public Domain and Shareware (with variations like Coffeeware, Beerware, Postware,...)
- stefan_ 3y agoWhat is even the point of releasing binaries under Apache 2? When I patch the binaries, do I need to release a hexdiff too to fulfill my Apache obligations? Very weird.
- politician 3y agoI suppose you could run it through a Java decompiler and clean up the results with an LLM. How long would that take? 5 years to make it useful?
- vore 3y agoI wonder if they took a page out of Fabrice Bellard's book: https://bellard.org/ts_server/ https://bellard.org/ts_server/ The CPU version is released as binary code under the MIT license.