Re:Welcome to Ladybird, a truly independent web browser
by donkeybeer on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @12:08AM
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Both companies did the bare minimum demanded by the respective license, its just that one license forces a bit more as bare minimum. Think. What does this mean?
If you use a license that demands even more, you could have pressurized the companies to behave even nicer.
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Re:Welcome to Ladybird, a truly independent web browser
by PenguinCoder on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @12:47PM
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> you could have pressurized the companies to behave even nicer.
No you couldn't. What would happen is your project would be a complete non-starter for many companies; either in use of, or developing for.
Re:Welcome to Ladybird, a truly independent web browser
by donkeybeer on Wednesday July 03, 2024 @02:25PM
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Which would raise the bar for them requiring them to spend efforts writing it in house or procuring similar elsewhere. The more polished and complex a package is that is hard to find alternatives for, the better the leverage.