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minus-squaremissingno@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoWhat do you mean “never contributed back”? All of these projects give their source code back, as the GPL requires.
minus-squarebluGill@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·3 months agoThe source is available but not in a form that will be accepted upstream. Often for good reason, but that doesn’t do you any good.
minus-squaremissingno@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoSo? It’s not like upstream should have to accept everything every fork does.
minus-squarebluGill@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoWhat is the practical difference between code not accepted and code hidden?
minus-squaremissingno@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoThe practical difference is that the code is there for whoever wants to use it.
What do you mean “never contributed back”? All of these projects give their source code back, as the GPL requires.
The source is available but not in a form that will be accepted upstream. Often for good reason, but that doesn’t do you any good.
So? It’s not like upstream should have to accept everything every fork does.
What is the practical difference between code not accepted and code hidden?
The practical difference is that the code is there for whoever wants to use it.