Software License Debates

The cluster focuses on debates about software licenses, their relationship to copyright, permissions granted to users versus owners, and whether licenses can restrict certain uses or bind the copyright holder.

📉 Falling 0.4x Open Source
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Sample Comments

pjmlp Dec 10, 2020 View on HN

Yes, next time choose a license that doesn't allow it.

totony Oct 16, 2022 View on HN

The license doesn't apply to the copyright owner afaik

layer8 Aug 17, 2023 View on HN

Licenses are bound to the purposes specified by the license. So go read the fine print.

detaro Mar 7, 2021 View on HN

No, not really. (without license terms saying so not even the former, but those can be a thing)

asddubs Apr 22, 2023 View on HN

that would work if no license didn't mean all rights reserved by default

judk Nov 9, 2014 View on HN

But licenses grant (limited) rights, not take rights way.

nix23 Dec 10, 2020 View on HN

>Yes, next time choose a license that doesn't allow it.The license has nothing todo with it.

Filligree Jan 2, 2024 View on HN

That's correct, so attempts at forbidding it by license look a little silly to me.

brl Jun 12, 2009 View on HN

That's not part of the license conditions. You are quoting the preamble which has almost zero legal importance.

coldtea Aug 22, 2015 View on HN

What if you are also against adhering to license terms?