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Re:JingOS: Linux Distro Inspired by the iPad by someperson on Saturday January 16, 2021 @11:51PM (#25808248)
The popular web server Nginx started in Russia almost 20 years ago. Nobody would have used the software of such dubious origin if it was closed-source. Being open-source allowed many more eyeballs and developers which increased trust in the project.

With the current geopolitical landscape, projects from Russia, China and increasingly the United States must be open-source to become widely used and trusted.

If China-based JingOS aren't developing their work publicly, for most developers it may as well not exist.

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Re:JingOS: Linux Distro Inspired by the iPad by im3w1l on Sunday January 17, 2021 @12:34AM (#25808451)
Wouldn't a license that allows seeing and building the code, but not redistribution be sufficient for that?
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Re:JingOS: Linux Distro Inspired by the iPad by kstenerud on Sunday January 17, 2021 @12:38AM (#25808467)
No, because it would add the friction of each licensee having to audit the code themselves rather than the crowd sourced approach of open source.
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Re:JingOS: Linux Distro Inspired by the iPad by outsomnia on Sunday January 17, 2021 @02:08AM (#25808817)
No.
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