Ollama violating llama.cpp license for over a year
(github.com/ollama)
ollama doesn't distribute notice licenses in its release artifacts #3185
ollama doesn't distribute notice licenses in its release artifacts #3185
When Open Source Isn't: How OpenRewrite Lost Its Way
(medium.com)
On December 26th 2024, I opened GitHub and discovered that openrewrite/rewrite-java-security — a repository I had spent the better part of two years building recipes for — had been moved, made closed source, relicensed, and made proprietary by Moderne, Inc.
On December 26th 2024, I opened GitHub and discovered that openrewrite/rewrite-java-security — a repository I had spent the better part of two years building recipes for — had been moved, made closed source, relicensed, and made proprietary by Moderne, Inc.
When Open Source Isn't: How OpenRewrite Lost Its Way
(medium.com)
On December 26th 2024, I opened GitHub and discovered that openrewrite/rewrite-java-security — a repository I had spent the better part of two years building recipes for — had been moved, made closed source, relicensed, and made proprietary by Moderne, Inc.
On December 26th 2024, I opened GitHub and discovered that openrewrite/rewrite-java-security — a repository I had spent the better part of two years building recipes for — had been moved, made closed source, relicensed, and made proprietary by Moderne, Inc.
ARMv9 Architecture Helps Lift Arm to New Financial Heights
(nextplatform.com)
The Armv9 architecture has a lot of technical enhancements to commend it, but as far as Arm Holdings, the creator and licensor of the Arm architecture, is concerned one of the best features of Armv9, which was first unveiled four years ago, is that it comes with a higher royalty fee than prior Armv7 and Armv8 architectures.
The Armv9 architecture has a lot of technical enhancements to commend it, but as far as Arm Holdings, the creator and licensor of the Arm architecture, is concerned one of the best features of Armv9, which was first unveiled four years ago, is that it comes with a higher royalty fee than prior Armv7 and Armv8 architectures.
Users advised to review Oracle Java use as Big Red's year end approaches
(theregister.com)
Experts are warning of an increase in Oracle Java audits - as the tech giant nears its year end - following a switch to a per-employee license model that could see costs grow by up to five times.
Experts are warning of an increase in Oracle Java audits - as the tech giant nears its year end - following a switch to a per-employee license model that could see costs grow by up to five times.
VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom
(arstechnica.com)
Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed.
Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed.
Open WebUI changed license from BSD-3 to Open WebUI license with CLA
(openwebui.com)
If you've been following Open WebUI’s journey, you know our mission has always been: empower everyone with cutting-edge AI, no strings attached.
If you've been following Open WebUI’s journey, you know our mission has always been: empower everyone with cutting-edge AI, no strings attached.
N8n is not open source and your project is gaslighting its users (2019)
(github.com/n8n-io)
This behavior is not acceptable. Even the Commons Clause itself tells you not to describe your software as open source, see the FAQ: https://commonsclause.com/
This behavior is not acceptable. Even the Commons Clause itself tells you not to describe your software as open source, see the FAQ: https://commonsclause.com/
Freepik releases an 'open' AI image generator trained on licensed data
(techcrunch.com)
Freepik, the online graphic design platform, unveiled a new “open” AI image model on Tuesday that the company says was trained exclusively on commercially licensed, “safe-for-work” images.
Freepik, the online graphic design platform, unveiled a new “open” AI image model on Tuesday that the company says was trained exclusively on commercially licensed, “safe-for-work” images.
NPM should remove the default license from new packages (ISC)
(extremq.com)
npm powers an important chunk of websites and servers. Wikipedia notes that
npm powers an important chunk of websites and servers. Wikipedia notes that
Redis is open source again
(antirez.com)
Five months ago, I rejoined Redis and quickly started to talk with my colleagues about a possible switch to the AGPL license, only to discover that there was already an ongoing discussion, a very old one, too.
Five months ago, I rejoined Redis and quickly started to talk with my colleagues about a possible switch to the AGPL license, only to discover that there was already an ongoing discussion, a very old one, too.
Redis change license from BSD-3 to dual RSALv2+SSPLv1 (2024)
(github.com/redis)
K-JoauthoredChange license from BSD-3 to dual RSALv2+SSPLv1 (#13157)[Read more about the license change here](https://redis.com/blog/redis-adopts-dual-source-available-licensing/)Live long and prosper 🖖
K-JoauthoredChange license from BSD-3 to dual RSALv2+SSPLv1 (#13157)[Read more about the license change here](https://redis.com/blog/redis-adopts-dual-source-available-licensing/)Live long and prosper 🖖
Wikipedia: Database Download
(wikipedia.org)
Wikipedia offers free copies of all available content to interested users. These databases can be used for mirroring, personal use, informal backups, offline use or database queries (such as for Wikipedia:Maintenance). All text content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License (CC-BY-SA), and most is additionally licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). [1] Images and other files are available under different terms, as detailed on their description pages.
Wikipedia offers free copies of all available content to interested users. These databases can be used for mirroring, personal use, informal backups, offline use or database queries (such as for Wikipedia:Maintenance). All text content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License (CC-BY-SA), and most is additionally licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). [1] Images and other files are available under different terms, as detailed on their description pages.
You shouldn't use the Lesser GPL for your next library
(gnu.org)
The GNU Project has two principal licenses to use for libraries. One is the GNU Lesser GPL; the other is the ordinary GNU GPL. The choice of license makes a big difference: using the Lesser GPL permits use of the library in proprietary programs; using the ordinary GPL for a library makes it available only for free programs.
The GNU Project has two principal licenses to use for libraries. One is the GNU Lesser GPL; the other is the ordinary GNU GPL. The choice of license makes a big difference: using the Lesser GPL permits use of the library in proprietary programs; using the ordinary GPL for a library makes it available only for free programs.
Everything but the Beholders: D&D updates core rules, sticks with CC license
(arstechnica.com)
Wizards of the Coast has released the System Reference Document, the heart of the three core rule books that constitute Dungeons & Dragons' 2024 gameplay, under a Creative Commons license.
Wizards of the Coast has released the System Reference Document, the heart of the three core rule books that constitute Dungeons & Dragons' 2024 gameplay, under a Creative Commons license.
Qualcomm says license fight was because Arm wants to make its own server chips
(theregister.com)
Qualcomm has amended its complaint against Arm in a 2024 lawsuit, adding more allegations about Arm's purported breach of license agreements and accusing it of "misrepresenting" their relationship by intending to make its own rival chips.
Qualcomm has amended its complaint against Arm in a 2024 lawsuit, adding more allegations about Arm's purported breach of license agreements and accusing it of "misrepresenting" their relationship by intending to make its own rival chips.
Breaking the Llama Community License
(victor.earth)
If you're distributing or redistributing a LLM model that is under the "Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement", you might be breaking at least one of the terms you've explicitly/implicitly agreed to.All of the Llama models and their derivatives (fine-tunes etc) of them is are covered by a Llama Community License.
If you're distributing or redistributing a LLM model that is under the "Llama 3.3 Community License Agreement", you might be breaking at least one of the terms you've explicitly/implicitly agreed to.All of the Llama models and their derivatives (fine-tunes etc) of them is are covered by a Llama Community License.
Monotype just hit us with a $30k/yr font license fee for one font
(reddit.com)
Monotype just hit us with a $30,000+/yr font license fee for one font. I’m speechless and lost
Monotype just hit us with a $30,000+/yr font license fee for one font. I’m speechless and lost
Gumroad’s license wouldn’t meet the widely regarded definition of open source
(danb.me)
Today Gumroad announced that they’ve become open source, with this being echoed by the founder and on social sites like Hacker News:
Today Gumroad announced that they’ve become open source, with this being echoed by the founder and on social sites like Hacker News:
Microsoft Urges Businesses to Abandon Office Perpetual Licenses
(microsoft.com)
As a leader of a small or medium-sized business, you may have invested in Microsoft Office years ago through a perpetual license or “on-premises” version to equip your team with essential productivity apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
As a leader of a small or medium-sized business, you may have invested in Microsoft Office years ago through a perpetual license or “on-premises” version to equip your team with essential productivity apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Broadcom raises minimum requirement for VMware licenses: from 16 to 72 cores
(techzine.eu)
Broadcom is significantly increasing the minimum requirement for VMware licenses. According to VMware distributor Arrow, the minimum number of required cores per command line will increase from 16 to 72 as of April 10.
Broadcom is significantly increasing the minimum requirement for VMware licenses. According to VMware distributor Arrow, the minimum number of required cores per command line will increase from 16 to 72 as of April 10.
GPLv2 is not impressed by Git
(thomas-huehn.com)
There is this strange little clause in the GNU General Public License, version 2 – but not version 3 – that pretty much everybody ignores. When distributing a modified program in source form,
There is this strange little clause in the GNU General Public License, version 2 – but not version 3 – that pretty much everybody ignores. When distributing a modified program in source form,
VMware turns its back on small businesses: 72-core license policy backlash
(systemadministration.net)
VMware by Broadcom has officially declared war on small and mid-sized businesses with the rollout of its new licensing policy, set to take effect this April.
VMware by Broadcom has officially declared war on small and mid-sized businesses with the rollout of its new licensing policy, set to take effect this April.
Free Software Foundation rides to defend AGPLv3 against Neo4j license add-ons
(theregister.com)
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) on Monday backed a lone developer's brave effort to overturn a pivotal court ruling that threatens to undermine the AGPLv3 – the foundation's GNU Affero General Public License, version 3.
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) on Monday backed a lone developer's brave effort to overturn a pivotal court ruling that threatens to undermine the AGPLv3 – the foundation's GNU Affero General Public License, version 3.
Not Lonely at All (2009)
(ma.tt)
Daniel Jalkut of Red Sweater Software wrote a blog post called Getting Pretty Lonely and and says, among other things, “Whenever I am reminded that WordPress is GPL, my passion for it takes a bit of a dive. I’m more comfortable with the true freedom of liberally-licensed products.” More importantly, he says that “GPL stifles participation,” and implies the same for adoption.
Daniel Jalkut of Red Sweater Software wrote a blog post called Getting Pretty Lonely and and says, among other things, “Whenever I am reminded that WordPress is GPL, my passion for it takes a bit of a dive. I’m more comfortable with the true freedom of liberally-licensed products.” More importantly, he says that “GPL stifles participation,” and implies the same for adoption.
"When you upload or input information through Firefox, you grant us a license"
(mozilla.org)
Firefox is free and open source web browser software, built by a community of thousands from all over the world.
Firefox is free and open source web browser software, built by a community of thousands from all over the world.
Why is no one talking about Mozilla's latest madness?
(ycombinator.com)
As per the recent introduction of "Terms of Use" for Firefox which is covered by (almost) copyleft license, Mozilla now imposes following non-sense on it's users.
As per the recent introduction of "Terms of Use" for Firefox which is covered by (almost) copyleft license, Mozilla now imposes following non-sense on it's users.
DOGE claims there are 227 unused VSCode licenses in DoL
(twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Author changes popular VSCode Material Theme license, threatens to sue
(visualstudio.com)
So, uh, the guy who made the VS Code Material Theme is threatening everyone who uses it in their products. He seems to have forgotten it was originally licensed under the Apache License, 2.0.. He wiped the commit history to make it look like it was always his weird fake license.
So, uh, the guy who made the VS Code Material Theme is threatening everyone who uses it in their products. He seems to have forgotten it was originally licensed under the Apache License, 2.0.. He wiped the commit history to make it look like it was always his weird fake license.