coldcard used a trezor library and built on top, foundation built a coldcard mk3 in different clothing, advertised it as such, raised money pre-product on that as the premise, and accepted preorders for it before releasing their own code publicly
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Aside from the fact that they diverged significantly since then, forking the *exact same code* with no modification with different hardware is entirely permissible.
Don't release firmware on a license you don't agree with in the first place, and don't make a fuss when people do things that are entirely permissible under that license.
I don't care that they changed their license, but calling others "clones" is braindead and spineless.
Disclaimer: I do not own a Passport or a Coldcard.
the only reason they diverged since then is because coldcard changed their license
> Don't release firmware on a license you don't agree with in the first place, and don't make a fuss when people do things that are entirely permissible under that license.
I agree with this and personally do not think coldcard should have changed their license, as I said in my original post and have publicly said in the past.
Did not realize the term cloned carried such a negative connotation with some people. Will say forking the exact same code with no modification in the future.