starman@programming.dev to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoLemmy backend is licensed under AGPL. Does it mean that lemmy clients/frontends have to have same license?message-square5fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-squareLemmy backend is licensed under AGPL. Does it mean that lemmy clients/frontends have to have same license?starman@programming.dev to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareteri@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoUnfortunately it’s still possible to rewrite a VC-backed clone and start making incompatible changes. Think about Facebook’s “threads.net”. They sure did not take Lemmy source code.
minus-squarem-p{3}@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoThreads isn’t a Lemmy server, it’s a proprietary platform that happens to “speak” ActivityPub.
Unfortunately it’s still possible to rewrite a VC-backed clone and start making incompatible changes. Think about Facebook’s “threads.net”. They sure did not take Lemmy source code.
Threads isn’t a Lemmy server, it’s a proprietary platform that happens to “speak” ActivityPub.