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For future versions, not past versions.

• hundchenkatze 6y ago
  I don't think any of the mainstream open-source licenses allow you to retroactively revoke or change the license.
  • fungos 6y ago
    If they are the sole copyright owners (no external contribution) or have SLAs, they can for any future version of the software. It is not uncommon, it is just hard as most doesn't have SLA to do this.
    • cxr 6y ago
      > If they are the sole copyright owners (no external contribution) That's not the scenario gary-kim laid out; you've failed to satisfy the constraints in the premise.
      • fungos 6y ago
        Read better, I'm not replying to him. I agree with him.
        • cxr 6y ago
          Reply better. I know who you're replying to. The premise that gary-kim laid out is still the relevant context. The hypothetical you're laying out, on the other hand, is not relevant, it's at odds with that premise (not in "agree[ment] with him"), and it's derailing the thread. (Which is the same reason your "future versions, not past versions" is downvoted, for that matter.)
          • fungos 6y ago
            Right. _they_ were not meant to be Wiki.js, but ANY open source project. And was a meant to indicate the same subject as _any_ in this reply: > I don't think _any_ of the mainstream open-source licenses allow you to retroactively revoke or change the license. My reply is in this context, not in the parent's parent which you mean as _relevant_ context. If I wanted to include the parent context the reply would be more specific. This was a direct reply to a specific message. This is a very normal way to reply on the internet, HN is not special.
            • cxr 6y ago
              Try rewriting history if you want, but the thread goes off-topic as soon as mekster suggests the project change the license, and your reply there only feeds into it. And it still doesn't explain how you can claim that your comment was meant to "agree" with gary-kim's. > My reply is in this context, not in the parent's parent The parent's parent at that point is... your comment, "For future versions, not past versions," which was off-topic. > This is a very normal way to reply on the internet Indeed, it's common for people to lose the plot in the comments section and then get defensive (and smug) while being wrong, e.g.: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23250829 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23250829
              • mekster 6y ago
                > mekster suggests the project change the license When have I suggested the project change the license??? I only said it is possible.
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          • fungos 6y ago
            I can't reply you further there: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23911564 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23911564 So you'll be finally satisfied: You're exactly right, you were always right. You know better and are an example of forum keep-on-thread internet commentator. Congratulations. (Kidding, in reality you're too pedantic which makes you just annoying, have fun arguing alone)
            • cxr 6y ago
              That's HN's anti-flamewar mechanism kicking in to get people to slow down and stop firing off comments from the hip.
• fungos 6y ago
  Not sure why I'm getting downvoted, but this does not change the fact that yes, licenses can be changed. You disliking it does not make it wrong.