GitCode, a git-hosting website operated Chongqing Open-Source Co-Creation Technology Co Ltd and with technical support from CSDN and Huawei Cloud.
It is being reported that many users’ repository are being cloned and re-hosted on GitCode without explicit authorization.
There is also a thread on Ycombinator (archived link)
Don’t forget that “open source” has a different definition than “source available”.
Oh I get the theoretical difference. I’m talking about functional difference. Good luck taking China to patent court.
Open source doesn’t mean source available. You simply aren’t using the term correctly.
No, I’m pointing out that China doesn’t care about your dictionary.
If someone infringes on a copyright that doesn’t mean the work isn’t copyrighted. You can’t just say things that are source available are open source. Even if someone is infringing on the rights holders they’re still only source available.
In countries following that legal regime.
You’re being obtuse. I get the point you’re trying to make – you’ve been heard. I’m just saying those aren’t the terms you should be using to make it. Open source has a very distinct definition and it has to do with the licenses covering the code. It has nothing to do with whether different countries have differing laws. Code cannot be open source in one country and not open source in another because the definition has nothing to do with countries. In fact, that would specifically not be open source because it gives rights to some and not others.
The problem is we aren’t in a thread talking about Apple stealing code. We’re in a thread about China doing it. And people in here are like, “that’s illegal! It’s not actually open source!”
Which is why I’m driving this point so hard.
Just because it might be legal to violate copyrights in other countries doesn’t make the code considered open source though lol.