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Re:Voice.ai Stole Open-Source Code, Banned Developer Who Inf... by iLoveOncall on Sunday February 19, 2023 @07:02AM (#34856864)
Which doesn't make any sense when the only users are developers.
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Re:Voice.ai Stole Open-Source Code, Banned Developer Who Inf... by Alterlife on Sunday February 19, 2023 @07:10AM (#34856922)
I feel like you're trivializing a complex issue.

Developers have the right to say how they want their code to be used in the same way that authors have the right to say how their books can be used.

The code in a public repository doesn't have to be "free" for developers any more than publically downloadable piece of software has to be "free" for end-users.

For example, Microsoft offers a freely downloadable windows iso which people are not allowed to use use without a license.

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Re:Voice.ai Stole Open-Source Code, Banned Developer Who Inf... by Nullabillity on Sunday February 19, 2023 @07:31AM (#34857075)
End users' rights.
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Re:Voice.ai Stole Open-Source Code, Banned Developer Who Inf... by patrickmcnamara on Sunday February 19, 2023 @07:11AM (#34856926)
Developers are users of libraries.
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