Docker acquires Kitematic • Hacker News Board

Sure, copyrights are still in effect and can be sold to other parties. One reason holding copyright over open source code is important is license enforcement. The benefits of holding copyright over code is why the FSF wants copyrights assigned to them [1].

[1] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html

Re: Docker acquires Kitematic

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Post by notduncansmith » Thu, Mar 12, 2015, 11:01 PM UTC

joshmn wrote: post #15

First thing that I said was "nice!!!" Jeff and Michael and Sean are smart, awesome dudes who built a great product.

I remember when Kitematic first launched, they spent about an hour with me in a Hipchat support room. I hope they have a great time at Docker Inc!

Re: Docker acquires Kitematic

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Post by moondowner » Fri, Mar 13, 2015, 10:00 AM UTC

joseph4521 wrote: post #21

I never thought you could "buy" an open source project.

The code is there for everyone (who respects the license), but you also buy the brand, the name, the guys working on the project (aka talent acquisition)...