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The license is "Copyright 2024 the Limbo authors". How is that possible if Limbo is based on a rewrite? Do they claim a clean room implementation? It seems wi
by plrtan 2y ago
The license is "Copyright 2024 the Limbo authors". How is that possible if Limbo is based on a rewrite?
Do they claim a clean room implementation?
It seems wise of SQLite to close down their test suite. That's a great idea I wish I had heard about earlier.
- teraflop 2y agoSQLite is in the public domain (i.e. not copyrighted), so a clean room implementation is unnecessary.
- elpocko 2y agoSQLite is in the public domain. It is perfectly legal to create a derivative works from a public domain project and license it however you want. It's not cool and kind of a dick move to put it under a more restrictive license, but it's legal.
- wongarsu 2y agoHowever that only really works for people who are satisfied with SQLite's public domain licensing. If you are in a jurisdiction that doesn't allow you to dedicate a work to the public domain and are worried about the SQLite developers suing you for infringement at some point, Limbo holds the exact same risk of SQLite suing you.
- vitiral 2y agoIt's not a dick move if you are making legitimate improvements -- especially if you still reference the origin. That's literally the idea behind public domain