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The nostr:npub1uq70uqgas9pyhds2zt57kr9se8rg3s68ztphjnq82ts8rzeknmeql7u0c2 software license agreement is really bad...

eCash projects should learn from the mistakes of Chaum, instead of doubling down in the same direction. It is ESSENTIAL for these tools to be FOSS.

> You are not permitted to lease, rent, distribute or sublicense the Software or any rights therein.

> You also may not install the Software on a network server, use the Software in a time-sharing arrangement or in any other unauthorized manner.

> Further, no license is granted to you in the human readable code of the Software (source code).

> You agree that you have no right, power or authority to make any modifications to or unauthorized copies of the Software.

> You may reproduce and provide one (1) copy of the Software and Documentation for each device, computer or workstation on which the Software is installed. [QubesOS users go lol]

> You agree not to modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works of the Software or assist someone in performing such prohibited acts.

> You agree not to import or export the Software or any Documentation (or any copies thereof) or any products utilizing the Software or any Documentation in violation of any applicable laws or regulations of the United States or the country to which you have imported or exported.

https://www.fedi.xyz/eula-en

Wait, I thought it was open to everyone to use? As in open source?

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The github has only a README file.

Even if it were open source though, the fact that you "do not have the right" to edit the code is wrong.

https://github.com/fedibtc/fedi-alpha/tree/master

That’s a shame. Hopefully it will get there somehow

Without the right to edit code, it's by definition not open source as per OSI standards which are widely adopted.

Just to be clear "Fedi" is a separate thing from the underlying "Fedimint" project which is MIT licensed

https://github.com/fedimint/fedimint/blob/v0.1.5/LICENSE

Errm 🤔

So what’s fedi then if it the fedimint software?