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DeVault: GitHub Copilot and open source laundering

DeVault: GitHub Copilot and open source laundering

Posted Jun 24, 2022 12:20 UTC (Fri) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
In reply to: DeVault: GitHub Copilot and open source laundering by bluca
Parent article: DeVault: GitHub Copilot and open source laundering

> The key detail is that you have to opt out of ALL data mining, not just from entities you don't like.

That's easily got round - opt out by default and grant people you DO like a licence. In other words, the default is "mining is permitted", and the law says you have to explicitly change THE DEFAULT if you don't like it. Pretty sensible, imho.

Cheers,
Wol


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DeVault: GitHub Copilot and open source laundering

Posted Jun 24, 2022 12:37 UTC (Fri) by bluca (subscriber, #118303) [Link]

Even if that holds (not a lawyer, can't say if 'workarounds' like that are likely to survive a court case or not), it means changing the license to explicitly go against the 'No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups' and/or 'No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor' principles, thus making it non-free


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