Comment on How is Open Source developed paid?
AA5B@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
My company hired at least one open source guy. The original code is internal to our company and he’s allowed work time to maintain it
Comment on How is Open Source developed paid?
AA5B@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
My company hired at least one open source guy. The original code is internal to our company and he’s allowed work time to maintain it
radix@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
That’s impressive. Is it still licensed under a libre copyleft license? Surely that’s too good to be true.
AA5B@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yes, the company does not own the license, theoretically has the same rights as anyone. And the source is replicated to externally
From my perspective, it was really annoying to discover. I’m going through everything with scanners, trying to get tools and languages up to date and mitigate known vulnerabilities, but he did not want to bring his code up to date. I get that the company doesn’t own it, but I’m giving you company time to get your stuff up to date.