Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoGitHub Takes Down Rockchip MPP Repository After FFmpeg Copyright Claimlinuxiac.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down13
arrow-up1165arrow-down1external-linkGitHub Takes Down Rockchip MPP Repository After FFmpeg Copyright Claimlinuxiac.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squarepunrca@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·2 months agoMost people are unaware that even open source projects have licenses: Permissive license, Strong Copyleft, Weak Copyleft etc. Some resources: https://web.archive.org/web/20240409042029/https://www.mend.io/blog/top-open-source-licenses-explained/ https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_free_and_open-source_software_licenses https://fast.org/is-your-software-ip-really-your-ip/
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 months agoAnd all those licenses rely on copyright and IP law.
minus-square0x0@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 months agoAnd all those global faceless multicorps requiring you to agree to their 200 page eula rely on that foss licensed goodness, without ever contributing an iota back to the source.
Most people are unaware that even open source projects have licenses: Permissive license, Strong Copyleft, Weak Copyleft etc.
Some resources:
And all those licenses rely on copyright and IP law.
And all those global faceless multicorps requiring you to agree to their 200 page eula rely on that foss licensed goodness, without ever contributing an iota back to the source.