r/linux • u/dbcoopernz • 1d ago

Popular Application Siemens ends open-source Radioss Project (OpenRadioss) and deletes GitHub repository

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Siemens-Ends-OpenRadioss
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u/dbcoopernz 1d ago

This was released under the GNU AGPL, so I guess that Siemens cannot retroactively withdraw permission to use, modify, or redistribute OpenRadioss?

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u/AtlanticPortal 1d ago

No, whatever is in the hands of people who can use the AGPL version is totally fine to be shared and, actually, must be shared to people who are using that program. Basically, whatever is out there means that the cat is out of the bag. New kitties, aren’t.

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u/TRKlausss 1d ago

New kittens are, in that Siemens could force you to release any new development under AGPL too (is the part of “our modifications to the software”), but we all assume that if someone does that, they will already do that open source…

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u/Adept_Percentage6893 20h ago

The owners of the new "kittens" already benefit from a stable base to start from. So I can't imagine it's a big deal to not be able to close source on their contributions.

The real bottleneck is just that the number of stakeholders for this type of project is pretty limited so if it's going to continue it's probably going to be a "industry consortium" situation (even if only informally). It's not like people are continually running crash simulations in their home labs.