Re:Post-Open Source
by bitwize on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @12:04PM
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More like "one guy engaged in saber rattling and nobody listened", and he didn't even make any substantive Linux contributions.
This same guy actually did try revoking the license to his open source slot machine game from the GeekFeminism contributors, and the GF people were like "okay, yeah, sure, whatever, we promise not to touch your shitty game again".
So this remains untested in court.
But if you actually look at the relevant bits of contract law, you'll see... he actually has stopped-clock syndrome on this, and it really has dire consequences for how we do open source. At least in the USA, and admittedly, different views on copyrights and licensing prevail outside the USA, where much of the work on Linux is done.
This same guy actually did try revoking the license to his open source slot machine game from the GeekFeminism contributors, and the GF people were like "okay, yeah, sure, whatever, we promise not to touch your shitty game again".
So this remains untested in court.
But if you actually look at the relevant bits of contract law, you'll see... he actually has stopped-clock syndrome on this, and it really has dire consequences for how we do open source. At least in the USA, and admittedly, different views on copyrights and licensing prevail outside the USA, where much of the work on Linux is done.