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Re:Facebook scans system libraries on Android and uploads th... by dmitrygr on Friday August 30, 2019 @02:16PM (#20841075)
Some older android devices running newer lineage/AICP/etc builds include a few libraries I wrote (in their entirety) for compatibility of old vendor prebuilts with new android versions - libdgv1 & libdmitry. Maybe I should C&D FB for laughs?
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Re:Facebook scans system libraries on Android and uploads th... by number6 on Friday August 30, 2019 @02:32PM (#20841222)
Yes please!
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Re:Facebook scans system libraries on Android and uploads th... by B_Throwaway on Friday August 30, 2019 @02:37PM (#20841272)
Absolutely!
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Re:Facebook scans system libraries on Android and uploads th... by aledalgrande on Friday August 30, 2019 @09:16PM (#20844061)
Go for it bud!
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Re:Facebook scans system libraries on Android and uploads th... by gpm on Friday August 30, 2019 @03:11PM (#20841622)
Are they closed source? I.e. does facebook not have a license to make copies of them?
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Re:Facebook scans system libraries on Android and uploads th... by dmitrygr on Friday August 30, 2019 @03:33PM (#20841808)
source avail != anyone can make copies of the binary
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Re:Facebook scans system libraries on Android and uploads th... by tempay on Friday August 30, 2019 @04:06PM (#20842147)
Even with a “standard” open source licence the copyright notice probably isn’t being included in the upload making it a violation of most licences.
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Re:Facebook scans system libraries on Android and uploads th... by gpm on Friday August 30, 2019 @03:52PM (#20842000)
Sure, by closed source I meant "not licensed under a typical open source license that gives you that right" rather than "I literally can't find the source via google".
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