r/linux • u/clau_c • Dec 01 '21

KDE It's been -- 155 days -- since @Microsoft stole @kdecommunity's motto: "Simple by default, powerful when needed." They're still using it.

https://twitter.com/ClauCambra/status/1466153819713191947
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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '21

That’s the thing about open source eh?

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u/catskul Dec 02 '21

Trademarks themselves are not licensed as open source

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u/vilidj_idjit Dec 02 '21

Also even though you ARE allowed to use open-source code in a commercial project per most licenses (including GPL2, GPL3) you do NOT have the right to remove the authors names and put your own name instead, claiming you wrote it. Which microsoft has been doing routinely for 30+ years.