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ItCouldBeWorse on Oct 6, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Some Automattic employees accept severance package...

Why the source is open- you can get all the ideas and copy it one way just like open source. Its differs from other "One-way-street-source" only by ownership of the public rights.

pabs3 on Oct 7, 2024 [–]

See the Open Source Definition, it mentions "No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups".

https://opensource.org/osd/

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