schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-22 months agodraw.io changed license from Apache 2.0 to non-FOSS license on August 27, 2024github.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down11cross-posted to: libre_softwareopensourceopensource@programming.devtechnologytechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zipfreesoftware@lemmy.zipfoss@beehaw.org
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-linkdraw.io changed license from Apache 2.0 to non-FOSS license on August 27, 2024github.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: libre_softwareopensourceopensource@programming.devtechnologytechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zipfreesoftware@lemmy.zipfoss@beehaw.org
minus-squareinterdimensionalmemelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoSo they never got contribution from anyone else or is Apache not really copyleft?
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoApache isn’t copyleft, not sure why you thought it was
minus-squaredavidjgraph@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIt’s always been closed to contributions.
minus-squareinterdimensionalmemelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoIt was legally forkable, that’s what really matters to prevent backsliding of functionality and rent extraction from adopters.
minus-squaredavidjgraph@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIt still is legally forkable, as much as it was before the change.
So they never got contribution from anyone else or is Apache not really copyleft?
Apache isn’t copyleft, not sure why you thought it was
It’s always been closed to contributions.
It was legally forkable, that’s what really matters to prevent backsliding of functionality and rent extraction from adopters.
It still is legally forkable, as much as it was before the change.