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lenerdenatoryesterday at 1:09 PM4 repliesview on HN

Unless you don't copy the license terms, it's impossible to "steal" open-source code. That's... sort of the point.


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gryfftyesterday at 1:14 PM

Many open source licenses levy restrictions upon the acceptable use of the software. Those restrictions may include attribution requirements, up to and including a requirement to include the license when redistributing the code; they may forbid using derivative works for commercial purposes; they may require the downstream project to utilize the same license. Open source is not the same thing as "anybody can do anything they want forever."

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irdcyesterday at 1:12 PM

Papermark is AGPL; Corgi must release all its changes.

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samtheprogramyesterday at 1:47 PM

It's really hard to not assume this is intentional ragebait.

A cursory look reveals they aren't complying. So, as you say, they are stealing. What's the point of this comment?

exo762yesterday at 1:14 PM

Copyleft is still a thing. Right to attribution is still a thing. Please, read about it and you will discover that there is a lot of nuance to the open-source code.