testeronious@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoXZ Utils is back on GitHub and Lasse Collin has been unbannedgithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1486arrow-down15cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.world
arrow-up1481arrow-down1external-linkXZ Utils is back on GitHub and Lasse Collin has been unbannedgithub.comtesteronious@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square56fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.world
minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·edit-27 months agoI think if that caught on then companies would call it undue burden to sift through all the dependencies they use to make such small payments. It is a difficult problem. But on the face of it your suggestion seems very reasonable.
minus-squarefar_university1990@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up13·7 months agoMaybe that force them to just donate to every dependency, probably cheaper on their level. And better for project.
minus-squareqaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-27 months agoGitHub has a tool built-in to show all dependencies, it’s not that hard to write a little script to check the LICENSE files in the repositories. I’m sure one of the biggest companies in the world has the ability to do that.
minus-squareLmaydev@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoIf dual licensing was standard the software that uses things like xz would pay down the line so everything was funded.
I think if that caught on then companies would call it undue burden to sift through all the dependencies they use to make such small payments.
It is a difficult problem. But on the face of it your suggestion seems very reasonable.
Maybe that force them to just donate to every dependency, probably cheaper on their level. And better for project.
GitHub has a tool built-in to show all dependencies, it’s not that hard to write a little script to check the
LICENSEfiles in the repositories. I’m sure one of the biggest companies in the world has the ability to do that.If dual licensing was standard the software that uses things like xz would pay down the line so everything was funded.