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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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