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> but the problem is that they have used a third-party library where they cannot legally release because they simply don't have the rights to it. Just release everything else. Someone can write their own library for that or maybe even find a replacement in the open-source world.
There are a surprising number of cases where it is extremely unlikely that a library is replaceable even if the use case is popular and there is no restriction on making an open source replacement. The overhead cost of open sourcing software can be high, which must be offset by a realistic expectation that value will be created by open sourcing it. There are two common cases not considered here of which I've seen sev…
> the library requires computer science that has no description in literature
Can you mention examples of such cases?