Re:Why Wolfram tech isn’t open source (2019)
by derefr on Saturday December 18, 2021 @08:19PM
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No; see my second point definition. A thing is open source if, essentially, people are free to re-mix it; whether that be by modifying it upstream, or by forking it downstream. If there is no ability to make changes and then legally use your own changed version, then the thing is not open source in the way any developer would understand the term.
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Re:Why Wolfram tech isn’t open source (2019)
by floatboth on Sunday December 19, 2021 @08:15AM
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Yes, but "whether" is kinda weird here. The first (community development) requires the second (open sorce). If upstream can accept your contributions, this means you've already forked it for yourself.