alt Hacker NewsNo its like releasing a binary. I can hook into it and its API and make it do other things. But I can't rebuild it from scratch.
No its like releasing a binary. I can hook into it and its API and make it do other things. But I can't rebuild it from scratch.
> rebuild it from scratch
That's beyond the definition of Open Source. Doing a bit of license research now, only the GPL has such a requirement - GPLv3:
> The "Corresponding Source" for a work in object code form means all the source code needed to generate, install, and (for an executable work) run the object code and to modify the work, including scripts to control those activities.
But all other Open Source compliant licenses I checked don't, and just refer to making whatever is in the repo available to others.