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Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A... by kristianp on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @10:35PM (#45270945)
> In what sense are open source Github projects "clones"

They don't mean in a technical sense like a git clone. I would say they simply mean in the sense of being a copy. Clone is a synonym for "copy".

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Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A... by lapcat on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @10:42PM (#45271000)
That was my question, though. In what sense is an open source Github project a "copy" of a closed source App Store app?
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Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A... by tTarnMhrkm on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @11:12PM (#45271187)
A person commented on my post and said "I will make an open source copy of this" and then proceeded to. Lol.
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Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A... by kristianp on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @01:54AM (#45272249)
It's a confusing question. Are you asking for a legal definition of the word "copy"?
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Re:I launched a Mac utility; now there are 5 clones on the A... by dpoloncsak on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @11:57AM (#45277414)
In the sense that the intention of the open source project is to replicate (or copy) the function that the closed source app is providing?
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