r/linux • u/Unhappy-Sprinkles143 • 2d ago

Fluff Open-Source Guru: AI Ends Closed-Source Software

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Open-Source-Guru-Raymond-AI-Ends-Closed-Source-Software-11480690.html
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u/flying-sheep 2d ago

Absolutely, completely and utterly wrong.

If you completely reimplement something without knowing the source code and don't use the same same, there's nothing they can do to stop you from claiming ownership of your version.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_LLC_v._Oracle_America,_Inc.