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TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS

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Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS

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post #38

I'd like to see HN shy away from posting twitter threads as news. There's almost always a hard link to the source material, and twitter threads are filled with emotional, truncated, nuance-lacking, trite clips that more often than not do little to promote healthy discussion of a topic. The goal of quality here really is noble.

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Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS

#62

China stealing intellectual property? If only we could have seen this coming!

I don't think this is unique to China lol. Organisations around the globe steal IP all the time.

It happens a lot more in China though

Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS

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post #38

I'd like to see HN shy away from posting twitter threads as news. There's almost always a hard link to the source material, and twitter threads are filled with emotional, truncated, nuance-lacking, trite clips that more often than not do little to promote healthy discussion of a topic. The goal of quality here really is noble.

Why would a newspaper article that regurgitates the Twitter thread be any better?

If the source is Twitter then I much prefer a link to Twitter.

Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS

#64
post #54

Hope there is a multi-million dollar pay-off for OBS.

OBS is willing to work with TikTok to get them into compliance. That would either mean open-sourcing the software or paying for a license.

Is there a way to buy oneself out of GPL license? I beleive there's not.

Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS

#65
post #38

I'd like to see HN shy away from posting twitter threads as news. There's almost always a hard link to the source material, and twitter threads are filled with emotional, truncated, nuance-lacking, trite clips that more often than not do little to promote healthy discussion of a topic. The goal of quality here really is noble.

From the HN guidelines:

> Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—things like article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting.

Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS

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post #38

I'd like to see HN shy away from posting twitter threads as news. There's almost always a hard link to the source material, and twitter threads are filled with emotional, truncated, nuance-lacking, trite clips that more often than not do little to promote healthy discussion of a topic. The goal of quality here really is noble.

I'd like to see Twitter threads go to Threadreader as its easier to read. For example, this thread would be https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1471494415306788870.html

Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS

#67

Are they technically obligated to provide the source code online, or could they just say: "Well it's available on request, and no one has done so"? The just mail out a USB stick or DVD to anyone who asks? I believe that's with in the limits of the GPLv2.

Yep. "available on request" is perfectly allowed, there's no requirement that it be on a publicly available webpage.

Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS

#68
post #38

I'd like to see HN shy away from posting twitter threads as news. There's almost always a hard link to the source material, and twitter threads are filled with emotional, truncated, nuance-lacking, trite clips that more often than not do little to promote healthy discussion of a topic. The goal of quality here really is noble.

From the HN guidelines: > Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—things like article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting.

That doesn't solve the problem that Twitter is, in fact, a popular link destination and a giant pain to load on slow devices.

Re: TikTok streaming software is an illegal fork of OBS

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post #64
post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

OBS is willing to work with TikTok to get them into compliance. That would either mean open-sourcing the software or paying for a license.

Is there a way to buy oneself out of GPL license? I beleive there's not.

The authors can re-license right, even for one (paying) customer? They could also pay for the promise not to sue? IANAL.
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