thingerr

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   by thingerr 9y ago

   First, you aren't talking about the average consumer anymore. If we're talking flashing operating systems, sideloading kernel updates and boot loaders in order to feel secure about your mobile device, then an older, vertically sup
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   by thingerr 9y ago

   Though untested, many think the BSD and similar licenses provide an implicit grant that can't be strategically revoked. Future case law to the contrary would make a lot of open software unusable or at least a legal minefield. Providing
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   by thingerr 9y ago

   I'd be with you, except for Android's planned obsolescence. The reliance on third-parties to provide at most ~2/3 year security update paired with a dated and forked version of the Linux kernel gives me pause.
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   by thingerr 9y ago

   The post is wrong about React changing the BSD+Patent license. It hasn't changed and is still an issue, depending on who you ask. [0] https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/10191# [1] https:/