https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv7o7MbgrWo&list=PLr4nRUtZbsuGq-U9BCJoRvriJd9vZyhLN&index=1

This is just a quick public service announcement regarding my cybersecurity interests (and workflow). Under a system of #Rust evangelism, I will not be able to continue my #cybersecurity focus, nor will #InfoSec be able to thrive as a community. If you can convince the Rust team to convert to the #GPL or to another copyleft license, then my workflow can return to normal.

مشروع REUSE: تبسيط تراخيص البرمجيات الحرة

#تراخيص_البرمجيات_الحرة #رخص_البرمجيات #license #GPL #GNU #GNUTUX #FOSS #FREESOFTWARE #LINUX #BSD #MIT

https://wp.me/p9aAZ6-lx

I wonder if #GPL or #LGPL would make sense for #machinelearning models. As someone who wants to be a pioneer in #opensourceai I should consider reading and researching more about these topics.

Hot Take: The misinformation about the SSPL needs to stop.

If you disagree with the SSPL, that's fine.

But if you argue against what you think what the SSPL is, rather than what it actually is, you are actively harming the FOSS community.

The SSPL is based on the AGPL (Edit: It's actually based on the GPLv3). MongoDB (the company) has a nice little difference PDF that you can read. https://webassets.mongodb.com/_com_assets/legal/SSPL-compared-to-AGPL.pdf

The OSI says the SSPL is not Open Source. I understand their reasoning, and that's their prerogative. But I think this call was more harmful than it was beneficial.

The FSF said they'd look into the SSPL and make a comment, it's been a long while and they've been silent on the matter. Claims that the SSPL is not a Free Software license are false. Note that I'm also not making a claim that the SSPL is a Free Software license, because that equally lacks evidence.

I appreciate that people *really* do not like the requirements for Section 13. That's fine, if that's your beef with the SSPL, then say that instead of spreading falsities. I *really* don't like it when software fails to provide Freedom 3. I prefer copyleft licenses over permissive licenses. Some people prefer licenses that allow people to close the source later, I disagree with that.

Can we please just argue against realities, instead of fantasies? Thank you.

I stumbled upon yet another #software license discussion, and it seems that people have a hard time with this.
So I felt that I should write a simple overview/guide to choosing a license.

https://distractedmind.home.blog/2025/05/02/licenses-are-boring-but-you-really-need-one/

Ah yes, code scanners.

~It's not me trying to steal your work and undermine your workers rights you understand. It's the machine that demands it.~

If my code license offends you, remove my code. I have no business making it popular, only useful under the terms.

真的有人寄信要 GPL 授權的 copy...

Hacker News 上看到 2022 年的文章：「I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022) (mendhak.com)」，原文在「I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice and received the GPLv3 license」。 作者在 GPLv2 看到這段： You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 5…

https://blog.gslin.org/archives/2025/04/25/12366/%e7%9c%9f%e7%9a%84%e6%9c%89%e4%ba%ba%e5%af%84%e4%bf%a1%e8%a6%81-gpl-%e6%8e%88%e6%ac%8a%e7%9a%84-copy/

Moodle HQ is hiring they are looking for

36 new engineers
5 new #UX designers & 4 new Product designers
16 specialist roles in #accessibility documentation, DevOps & more
6 new leadership positions

https://moodle.com/careers/

#Moodle #LMS is made available under the #GPL license

What's everyone's view on the #EUPL compared to the #GPL? I read thru it and my impression is that the EUPL achieves most of the same things as the GPL but with much less convoluted language, and written by EU lawyers rather than #FOSS activists which instills confidence.

This part feels a bit weird tho: "The Licensee must cause any Derivative Work to carry prominent notices stating that the Work has been modified and the date of modification." What's "prominent"?
#law #OpenSource #programming

The GPL isn't just a license, it's a chain of custody for freedom. Unlike permissive MIT/BSD, that let corporations privatize code into closed ecosystems, GPL's ‘copyleft’ binds derivatives to openness, ensuring every user inherits the right to study, modify, and share.

Permissive licenses enable enclosure of the digital commons while GPL defends them. When code stays open, we retain collective sovereignty over the tools shaping society.

Forked by Microsoft.

https://philiplaine.com/posts/getting-forked-by-microsoft/