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Is the FOSS world in danger of a corporate takeover, thanks to pushover licenses? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I ask this because I think of the recent switch of Ubuntu to the Rust recode of the GNU core utils, which use an MIT license. There are many Rust recodes of GPL software that re-license it as a pushover MIT or Apache licenses. I worry these relicensing efforts this will significantly harm the FOSS ecosystem. Is this reason to start worrying or is it not that bad?

IMO, if the FOSS world makes something public, with extensive liberties, then the only thing that should be asked in return is that people preserve these liberties, like the GPL successfully enforces. These pushover licenses preserve nothing.

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[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The point of all of this is that you really should, no matter what it is.

That's like saying: I have a pecan orchard, I like my trees and I don't mind if people collect the nuts as they walk by. Oh, but the point is: you really should, those are your nuts, you pay the taxes on the land, you care for the trees, YOU should be the one to sell them, not give them away to some randos passing by.

Yeah, sure. You do you.

[–] why0y@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Headline 1: mangocats supports local drug dealers by providing free-to-use property under the guise of free pecans to hide young adults that indulge in drug use, promiscuity, and other acts on mangocats pecan orchard.

That's the most obvious and potentially PC way that predators can overreach on someone's generosity and turn a "awwe" thing (the free pecans) into people getting in trouble or hurt.

The worst is some legal jujitsu of your signage "free pecans" implying tacit and potentially unrestricted use and/or terms of use to the orchard. Now some asshole subsumes your free pecans into the bottom line of their criminal enterprise, and you're the longest running connection providing a financial bedrock for their blah blah. Now you're in Rico. Pecans to uncle without even hitting the blunt.

I don't speak from experience. But I was a young adult, I do by the book things, and I also developed an imagination of what can and could happen.

Then I tried magic cigarettes and got paranoid and now all I do is cross my Ts because therenare real good people to become better from. And there's the other kind too and they love slipping people up.

"Free nuts"

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 2 points 3 days ago

Of course, shit-for-neighbors can make all kinds of trouble out of anything. I was thinking more along the lines of MIT free nuts, take 'em, eat 'em, sell 'em, just don't sue me over 'em. As opposed to GPL "free nuts," must be consumed on the property. If you take a dump while you're here be sure to bury it at least 3" deep along with any TP used. Bring your own privacy screening.