King@lemy.lol to Open Source@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agoHow can I report apps that falsely claim to be open source?message-squaremessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1146arrow-down1message-squareHow can I report apps that falsely claim to be open source?King@lemy.lol to Open Source@lemmy.ml · edit-22 years agomessage-square34linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareintrepid@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI don’t think anyone can sue them, unless the terms ‘open source’ and ‘free software’ are trademarked. I doubt that they are. Any party can be sued for violation of licensing terms. But these definitions aren’t licenses by themselves either.
I don’t think anyone can sue them, unless the terms ‘open source’ and ‘free software’ are trademarked. I doubt that they are. Any party can be sued for violation of licensing terms. But these definitions aren’t licenses by themselves either.