LalSalaamComrade@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 17 hours agoCreator Of PS1 Emulator DuckStation Threatens To "Shut The Whole Thing Down" Following License Changewww.timeextension.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down11
arrow-up1202arrow-down1external-linkCreator Of PS1 Emulator DuckStation Threatens To "Shut The Whole Thing Down" Following License Changewww.timeextension.comLalSalaamComrade@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down2·15 hours agoOne thing I’m missing in all this, did the dude change the license from GPL without the other contributors express permission? That on itself would be a massive violation of the GPL
minus-squareteolan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·14 hours agoHe says he has had permission. Given that it’s a mostly 1 person project it’s possibly true.
minus-squarejmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·14 hours agoThe repo alone has 114 contributors, and that’s assuming no one copied code from any other project. It’s not that small.
minus-squarecopygirl@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down3·14 hours agoA lot of contributors of FOSS projects make small changes that aren’t copyrightable.
One thing I’m missing in all this, did the dude change the license from GPL without the other contributors express permission? That on itself would be a massive violation of the GPL
He says he has had permission. Given that it’s a mostly 1 person project it’s possibly true.
The repo alone has 114 contributors, and that’s assuming no one copied code from any other project. It’s not that small.
A lot of contributors of FOSS projects make small changes that aren’t copyrightable.