Another exciting news in #opensource world soon will be out the version 3.0 of #GIMP. GIMP is the one of the proud and also the one most popular application in #FOSS filed. A milestone for opensource community. #imageEditing#GPL
#RedHat blogpost ends with "Simply rebuilding code, without adding value or changing it in any way, represents a real threat to open source companies everywhere. This is a real threat to open source".
I'm sorry to say, but redistributing unmodified version of the code is one of the software freedoms, and is allowed by the #GPL.
If you don't want that, you're not making #FreeSoftware, and you're not GPL compatible.
In 1989, we published the GNU #GPL. It is at the core of software freedom and it protects users' rights to run, copy, modify, and share. Read more about free software licensing https://www.fsf.org/licensing
「 Stallman and others in the Free Software community use the exact same excuses criticized in Why Software Should Be Free as justification for their actions. GNU, the GPL, and seemingly the entirety of Free Software as it stands today are all based on the same premises as proprietary software. They use existing copyright systems in what they deem the “right” way while simultaneously criticizing the way others use them as wrong 」
— @jbauer
Learning #flutter and #dart today. Love how non-confrontational it us when it says something like. "You can develop apps for #Android or #iOS, but you need an #apple machine for iOS".
Is that the only reason there is no #GPL code in the iOS #appstore? Too many proprietary apple dependencies? Is it possible to develop iOS apps on #BSD ?
Today, software users have little recourse in cases where intermediaries fail to comply with GPL license requirements unless someone that holds the copyright is willing to enforce the license.
The General Public License (GPL) is unfortunately not suited for electronic devices and silicon chips in particular. We would like therefore to develop a GPL-compatible hardware licence.
Are you interested to submit a tender? Then do so by July 3:
"The big selling point is that 64DD hardware support is baked into the cartridge. Other N64 flash carts already offer this functionality but require a custom OS to be installed – SummerCart64 will offer 64DD support right out of the box..."
Does the #GPL require that source code of modified versions be posted to the public? "The GPL does not require you to release your modified version, or any part of it. You are free to [...]" Read the full answer at https://u.fsf.org/3kt
In 1989, we published the GNU #GPL. It is at the core of software freedom and it protects users' rights to run, copy, modify, and share. Read more about free software licensing https://www.fsf.org/licensing
Does the #GPL require that source code of modified versions be posted to the public? "The GPL does not require you to release your modified version, or any part of it. You are free to [...]" Read the full answer at https://u.fsf.org/3kt
I just realized we're missing a really big opportunity here. We should have an LLM trained on all-GPL code. And obviously, EVERYTHING it produces is licensed #GPL!
In 1989, we published the GNU #GPL. It is at the core of software freedom and it protects users' rights to run, copy, modify, and share. Read more about free software licensing https://www.fsf.org/licensing
In 1989, we published the GNU #GPL. It is at the core of software freedom and it protects users' rights to run, copy, modify, and share. Read more about free software licensing https://www.fsf.org/licensing
Does the #GPL require that source code of modified versions be posted to the public? "The GPL does not require you to release your modified version, or any part of it. You are free to [...]" Read the full answer at https://u.fsf.org/3kt
New Open-Source N64 Flash Cart Imitates 64DD -- Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
"The big selling point is that 64DD hardware support is baked into the cartridge. Other N64 flash carts already offer this functionality but require a custom OS to be installed – SummerCart64 will offer 64DD support right out of the box..."