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> we decided that the codebase is not a derivative work that would require carrying forward the GPL license and have decided to release the code under the MIT instead. oh someone wants to get sued.

blog.gitbutler.comGrit: rewriting Git in Rust with agentsWe used agents to port all of Git to library-first, memory-safe Rust and it passes the entire C Git test suite.

Jack

@jackvalinsky.com

I sort of hope FSF/or relevant party do sue just to make the point that license washing is no bueno

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Thoth

@thoth.ptnote.dev

9 June

I don't think the FSF itself has standing to do so? I'm not a lawyer though. We'll probably find out if they have standing because I don't a world where they don't file suit if they do. This is an existential threat for them.

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@noologist.bsky.social

10 June

The SFC has staged suits of this sort, I believe