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growdark04/23/20251 replyview on HN

>Ge0rg3’s code is “open source,” in that anyone can copy it and reuse it non-commercially.

A little nit-picking, but that's not what open source means, especially as it relates to the GPL in this case. If you can't use the code commercially, it's neither "open source" (as defined by OSI) nor free software (as defined by the FSF).


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nativeit04/23/2025

Right, but the original statement isn't being mutually exclusive.