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Didn’t they make an exception for open-source projects? https://opensource.org/blog/the-european-regulators-listened-to-the-open-source-communities https://open
by hn111 1y ago
Didn’t they make an exception for open-source projects? https://opensource.org/blog/the-european-regulators-listened-to-the-open-source-communities https://opensource.org/blog/the-european-regulators-listened...
- andrepd 1y agoYeah, just the usual hn FUD about the EU.
- throwaway894345 1y agoCan you reconcile that with this sibling comment? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44074070 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44074070 I don’t have an opinion, just trying to make sense of contradictory claims.
- dr_dshiv 1y ago“Anyone opensourcing anything while in the course of ‘commercial activity’ will be fully liable. Effectively they rugpulled the Apache2 / MIT licenses... all opensource released by small businesses is fucked. where the was no red tape now there is infinite liability” This is my current understanding, from a friend not a lawyer. Would appreciate any insight from folks here.
- spiderfarmer 1y agoSo you’re willfully spreading FUD in hopes someone will enlighten you?
- dr_dshiv 1y agoThe law is real. What emotions would you suggest are appropriate?
- spiderfarmer 1y agoOpen Source is exempt, provided you don’t make a profit: https://kevinboone.me/open_source_liability.html https://kevinboone.me/open_source_liability.html
- dr_dshiv 1y agoSo it applies to anyone who figures out how to monetize open-source contributions. Seems like a major issue to me. Not exactly something that makes Europe a good place for tech.
- spiderfarmer 1y agoThe US has the reputation that rich competitors will abuse the judicial system to sue you into bankruptcy. Still, a lot of people want to start their tech startup there.