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@wewbull@feddit.uk

2026-11-09 13:48 UTC

People do it because they think being able to use code at work without dealing with legal issues more important than protecting the software from exploitation. It’s kinda classic American capitalist freedom thinking. American: Freedom = no regulations Others: Freedom has to be protected by regulations

Replies (6)

  • @Croquette@sh.itjust.works 2026-11-09 14:14

    If it’s your own code, you can dual license it and still use it without releasing the source.

    Open ##5509434

  • @SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 2026-11-09 14:16

    Conclusion, Americans are a bunch of idiots.

    Open ##5509442

  • @mactan@lemmy.ml 2026-11-09 14:26

    it turns out you can use all the GPL code you want at work now, just run it through an AI! license laundering for all!

    Open ##5509491

  • @Flatearth_Habeebi@lemmy.zip 2026-11-09 15:07

    Ok so I wouldn’t be wrong calling it “stupid” then. Thank you

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  • @Ferk@lemmy.ml 2026-11-09 15:15

    That isn’t even true… if you are the owner of the copyright (which you are if you are choosing the license), then you can use your work in multiple places regardless if you released it as GPL in one place, you can re-license it under different conditions (eg. using it at work).

    Open ##5509744

  • @sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-11-10 13:10

    In america, we call this the urban/rural divide. Rural: freedom to swing a baseball bat however you want! Urban: freedom to live life without getting hit by other people swinging baseball bats

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