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DIY hackable” and only “source available” 🥲

So what dev in their right mind will write and publish code/firmware for this locked behind a restrictive, source-available license? Do they expect someone else to make actual FOSS firmware?

Someone explain this paradox to me.

“Make it anything you want, you just can’t sell or monetize it in any way, ever”

I just… how is any of this in the spirit of Bitcoin or even simply encouraging proper innovation and a flourishing of ideas.

Pretty sure this is where Coinkite realizes the “find out” part of fucking around with restrictive, “source available” licenses instead of doing the right thing and actually leaning into freedom tech.

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crimsonleaf363 2y ago

How is this productive or adding anything new to the conversation? Coldcard changed their license how many sales quarters ago?

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Seth For Privacy 2y ago

It’s because they launched a product explicitly for “DIY hacking” and being an “open platform” that’s not either of those things because of their license choices.

We should continue shaming companies that are anti-open source for their own profit.

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