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GitHub Takes Down Rockchip MPP Repository After FFmpeg Copyright Claim (linuxiac.com)
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[–] punrca@piefed.world 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And all those licenses rely on copyright and IP law.

[–] 0x0@infosec.pub 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And all those global faceless multicorps requiring you to agree to their 200 page eula rely on that foss licensed goodness, without ever contributing an iota back to the source.