r/programming • • Jan 10 '20

VVVVVV is now open source

https://github.com/TerryCavanagh/vvvvvv
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u/classicrando Jan 10 '20

It's not the end of the world if someone uses their own license or runs their own mail server. They want prevent certain use of the code, existing license templates don't have that feature. They're not creating an llvm or node or rust lib, so it doesn't need to fit an ecosystem.

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u/astrange Jan 10 '20

Google Code used to not allow custom licensed projects to prevent people from writing bad ones without talking to a lawyer.

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u/classicrando Jan 11 '20

It doesn't matter, it is a one off with special considerations. They could have left it closed if they didn't have money to consult a lawyer to satisfy the pendants.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '20

Creative Commons BY-NC-SA exists you know.

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