• CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
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    15 days ago

    I deleted my comment because I didn’t really care to get into it with the weird custom license, but widely speaking if it’s not distributable without condition, it’s not open source.

    EDIT- And it’s okay that it’s “only” source-available, it’s a creator’s choice how their works are used in the world. But I would argue this project license doesn’t fit the spirit of this lemmy community.

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      if it’s not distributable without condition, it’s not open source

      MIT and GPL are not open source then, since they impose conditions. Open source by your definition would be some like WTFPL or Unlicense

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        Without explicit license? Without contacting the administrator for permission? This is what I mean by conditions. There’s no need to be pedantic, if the software isn’t available for commercial use how can it be open source? I cannot modify this and redistribute or package it without getting in touch with a project representative.