Egg Cat@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 3 years agolemmy is epicmessage-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down16file-text
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minus-squareMarxism-Fennekinism@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 years agoNot just open source, strongly copyleft ensuring that anyone who improves on the code benefits the community as a whole.
minus-squareEgg Cat@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 years agoyo what does copy left mean i know that open source exists.
minus-squareMarxism-Fennekinism@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 years agoOversimplified: basically if you create a derivative work of a copyleft IP (like changing it or including it in a different project), then you also have to release your derivative under the same or a compatible license that is also copyleft. You can read more about it on Wikipedia
Not just open source, strongly copyleft ensuring that anyone who improves on the code benefits the community as a whole.
Hail AGPL!
yo what does copy left mean i know that open source exists.
Oversimplified: basically if you create a derivative work of a copyleft IP (like changing it or including it in a different project), then you also have to release your derivative under the same or a compatible license that is also copyleft.
You can read more about it on Wikipedia