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minus-squareNikls94@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoHow can one steal foss code if it’s free and open source?
minus-squaredaggermoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·47 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.
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.