Comment on GitHub Takes Down Rockchip MPP Repository After FFmpeg Copyright Claim
punrca@piefed.world 4 weeks ago
Most people are unaware that even open source projects have licenses: Permissive license, Strong Copyleft, Weak Copyleft etc.
Some resources:
1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240409042029/https://www.mend.io/blog/top-open-source-licenses-explained/
2. https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_free_and_open-source_software_licenses
3. https://fast.org/is-your-software-ip-really-your-ip/
frongt@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
And all those licenses rely on copyright and IP law.
0x0@infosec.pub 4 weeks ago
And all those global faceless multicorps requiring you to agree to their 200 page eula rely on those foss licensed goodness, without ever contributing an iota back to the source.