QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoMicrosoft open-sources over 1,500 of its cute 3D emoji designs for anyone to usearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft open-sources over 1,500 of its cute 3D emoji designs for anyone to usearstechnica.comQuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoPlease explain what this has to do with the architecture Microsoft owns. The icons are licensed as MIT, anybody can clone them to whatever git hosting service they want.
minus-squareAmicese@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 years agoMicrosoft could change their license when enough people rely on their emoji design. It’s what they do to GitHub.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoMIT cannot be changed retroactively.
minus-squareAmicese@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 years agoWait really? I thought it could.
Please explain what this has to do with the architecture Microsoft owns. The icons are licensed as MIT, anybody can clone them to whatever git hosting service they want.
Microsoft could change their license when enough people rely on their emoji design. It’s what they do to GitHub.
MIT cannot be changed retroactively.
Wait really? I thought it could.