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Re:GitHub Copi­lot inves­ti­ga­tion by remram on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @06:35AM (#33245305)
The whole point of open-source is about re-using and modifying the source though. Sure it allows using the product, but that's hardly the defining factor of open-source.
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Re:GitHub Copi­lot inves­ti­ga­tion by mkr-hn on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @11:24AM (#33248745)
The point is access to the source. If that access is mediated through a system that doesn't tell you where the code comes from or how it's licensed, it's failing at open source.

It's not like they don't get it. Even Microsoft will provide the source of its products under certain circumstances for this exact reason.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sharedsource/

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