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Hey Nico, you didn't vibe code your data room but stole it from Papermark

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Re: Hey Nico, you didn't vibe code your data room but stole it from Papermark

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post #15

Unless you don't copy the license terms, it's impossible to "steal" open-source code. That's... sort of the point.

Many open source licenses levy restrictions upon the acceptable use of the software. Those restrictions may include attribution requirements, up to and including a requirement to include the license when redistributing the code; they may forbid using derivative works for commercial purposes; they may require the downstream project to utilize the same license. Open source is not the same thing as "anybody can do anyth…

> Unless you don't copy the license terms

Re: Hey Nico, you didn't vibe code your data room but stole it from Papermark

#25
post #19

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This doesn't appear to be AI posturing, did you read the tweet? It is about one product blatantly, directly ripping off another.

>> This doesn't appear to be AI posturing, did you read the tweet? It is about one product blatantly, directly ripping off another.

Then it shouldn't reference AI or Vibe coding.

Re: Hey Nico, you didn't vibe code your data room but stole it from Papermark

#26
post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Many open source licenses levy restrictions upon the acceptable use of the software. Those restrictions may include attribution requirements, up to and including a requirement to include the license when redistributing the code; they may forbid using derivative works for commercial purposes; they may require the downstream project to utilize the same license. Open source is not the same thing as "anybody can do anyth…

> Unless you don't copy the license terms

You edited your comment while I was replying, and merely copying the license does not cover many other possible restrictions.

Re: Hey Nico, you didn't vibe code your data room but stole it from Papermark

#28

You didn't code it, you stole it from open source OS and compiler maintainers

"before Bison version 1.24, Bison-generated parsers could be used only in programs that were free software."

https://www.gnu.org/software/bison/manual/html_node/Conditio...

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