schnurrito to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · il y a 2 ansdraw.io changed license from Apache 2.0 to non-FOSS license on August 27, 2024github.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down10cross-posted to: libre_software@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.mlopensource@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zipfreesoftware@lemmy.zipfoss@beehaw.org
arrow-up144arrow-down1external-linkdraw.io changed license from Apache 2.0 to non-FOSS license on August 27, 2024github.comschnurrito to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · il y a 2 ansmessage-square12linkfedilinkcross-posted to: libre_software@lemmy.mlopensource@lemmy.mlopensource@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zipfreesoftware@lemmy.zipfoss@beehaw.org
minus-squareinterdimensionalmeme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·il y a 2 ansSo they never got contribution from anyone else or is Apache not really copyleft?
minus-squareschnurritoOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·il y a 2 ansApache isn’t copyleft, not sure why you thought it was
minus-squaredavidjgraphlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·il y a 1 anIt’s always been closed to contributions.
minus-squareinterdimensionalmeme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·il y a 1 anIt was legally forkable, that’s what really matters to prevent backsliding of functionality and rent extraction from adopters.
minus-squaredavidjgraphlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·il y a 1 anIt still is legally forkable, as much as it was before the change.
So they never got contribution from anyone else or is Apache not really copyleft?
Apache isn’t copyleft, not sure why you thought it was
It’s always been closed to contributions.
It was legally forkable, that’s what really matters to prevent backsliding of functionality and rent extraction from adopters.
It still is legally forkable, as much as it was before the change.