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Re:The OBS project has accused Streamlabs of copying their n... by account42 on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @06:30AM (#29251620)
Plenty of open source license recognize this, e.g. from the zlib license:

> 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software.

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Re:The OBS project has accused Streamlabs of copying their n... by tinus_hn on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @12:36PM (#29256100)
True! But what does ‘altered’ mean? And what does ‘not be misrepresented’ mean?

If I patch the Linux kernel and compile it, can I call it the Linux kernel?

If Streamlabs patches OBS, can they call it Streamlabs OBS?

There really isn’t a straightforward answer.

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