QuentinCallaghan to Open Source • 2 years agoMicrosoft open-sources over 1,500 of its cute 3D emoji designs for anyone to usearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down12
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minus-square@hfkldjbuq@beehaw.orglinkfedilink1•edit-22 years agoCopyright owner can change the license as they like, they just can’t unrelease what has already been released in whatever license. If it is a permissive license anyone can even make a proprietary copy.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆link1•2 years agoRight, the point is that stuff that’s already released is perfectly safe in perpetuity.
minus-square@hfkldjbuq@beehaw.orglinkfedilink1•2 years agoI replied too quickly. Didn’t read the 2nd+ sentences. But it seems that was exactly OP’s point anyway
Copyright owner can change the license as they like, they just can’t unrelease what has already been released in whatever license. If it is a permissive license anyone can even make a proprietary copy.
Right, the point is that stuff that’s already released is perfectly safe in perpetuity.
I replied too quickly. Didn’t read the 2nd+ sentences. But it seems that was exactly OP’s point anyway