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Comment by yellowapple

25 days ago

Why would that all be deemed “Not Open Source”?

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jrowen  24 days ago

My understanding is that something can only be called Open Source (vs. Source Available) if it uses one of the approved licenses that uphold the GNU Four Freedoms of Software. Which isn't a requirement of npm.

  • yellowapple  24 days ago

    Now I'm curious how many NPM packages use non-OSI/FSF-approved licenses.

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