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minus-squaredaggermoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-254 minutes agoThey also stole foss code though Edit: The above statement is probably untrue
minus-squareSturgist@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 hours agohttps://lemmy.ca/comment/16203696 According to the comment posted above…they didn’t?
minus-squareSturgist@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·34 minutes agoNo worries dude. At least you didn’t double down! 👍
minus-squareNikls94@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoHow can one steal foss code if it’s free and open source?
minus-squaredaggermoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·56 minutes agoThey repackage it as proprietary in violation of the license
minus-squarefernandofig@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-26 hours agoNot quite “steal”, but they removed license and attribution information, which is a no-no and license infringement for sure. But yeah, this is all of no consequence. Edit: I just read DacoTaco’s post below. Looks like there was no direct code liftup from RTEMS then, so I guess it’s even more of a fuss over nothing.
They also stole foss code though
Edit: The above statement is probably untrue
https://lemmy.ca/comment/16203696
According to the comment posted above…they didn’t?
My bad
No worries dude. At least you didn’t double down! 👍
How can one steal foss code if it’s free and open source?
They repackage it as proprietary in violation of the license
Not quite “steal”, but they removed license and attribution information, which is a no-no and license infringement for sure.
But yeah, this is all of no consequence.
Edit: I just read DacoTaco’s post below. Looks like there was no direct code liftup from RTEMS then, so I guess it’s even more of a fuss over nothing.