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Re:Farewell, Building in Public by EMIRELADERO on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @05:15AM (#33966805)
> because of highly successful copycat (here, RetroArch)

Is it a copycat if it publicly discloses the original?

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Re:Farewell, Building in Public by Ensorceled on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @08:44AM (#33968704)
Yes? Not sure what you are asking ...
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Re:Farewell, Building in Public by Spivak on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @08:55AM (#33968841)
I mean if you say you’re a fork it would seem like you’re not a copycat anymore but an independent project with a shared history.
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Re:Farewell, Building in Public by Ensorceled on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @01:03PM (#33972985)
I guess it depends on your feelings around the fork ... a project is more than just code; there are things like mind share and community.
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Re:Farewell, Building in Public by EMIRELADERO on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @08:43PM (#33978977)
Great, but that has nothing to do with copycats. A copycat is a product that copies the original and pretends it is the original.

You can't release software under an open source model and complain about "copycats" since that's literally what you gave permission for. As long as the licenses are followed, people have the right to do whatever they want with the code.

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