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0 pointsfungos5y ago0 comments

For future versions, not past versions.

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I don't think any of the mainstream open-source licenses allow you to retroactively revoke or change the license.

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.

cxr5y 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.

fungosOP5y ago

Read better, I'm not replying to him. I agree with him.

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fungosOP5y 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.

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hundchenkatze5y ago

I don't think any of the mainstream open-source licenses allow you to retroactively revoke or change the license.

fungosOP5y ago

cxr5y 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.

fungosOP5y ago

Read better, I'm not replying to him. I agree with him.

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fungosOP5y 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.

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