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I never thought you could "buy" an open source project.
by joseph4521 12y ago
I never thought you could "buy" an open source project.
- Moto7451 12y agoSure, copyrights are still in effect and can be sold to other parties. One reason holding copyright over open source code is important is license enforcement. The benefits of holding copyright over code is why the FSF wants copyrights assigned to them [1]. [1] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html
- moondowner 12y agoThe code is there for everyone (who respects the license), but you also buy the brand, the name, the guys working on the project (aka talent acquisition)...