German Devs Strip Faker.js Creator from License – I'm Suing
github.comIt’s hilarious how people on this thread and in the GH issue seem to think the MIT license states
“This whole license is null and void if the creator acted like a dick”
Yeah, that's "hilarious"
“The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.”
My understanding is that the text of the notice can only be changed with consent of the original copyright holders, since they are the only ones not themselves bound by the license.
He is a POS but he probably is right here... his knowledge of German law on the other hand is questionable to say the least.
I would probably just add him back with a little addendum :>
im not an lawyer, but his rights were definitly violated. If you create something, then under German law there is the so Called "Urheber" who cannot give up rights. So copyleft licenses need to be rewritten to accomodate this.
Additionally they cut out the text of the license, without an reference wat the license means. I don't think that is completly OK. Most write an link to an source url if they don't want to enter a full license text.
It’s more about that he thinks he will get the money for the lawyer back but that’s not the case if you just go for a „Abmahnung“ without further proceedings.
If an lawyer in germany does or propose something he is in trouble. An license is not cheap and hard to aquire plus reputation is money and an laywer loses both if he acts or proposes things that harm the client.
This has nothing to do with what I said.
CORRECTION: the github app cropped an important part out, i couldn't see it. They didn't cut out the license.
I’m all for correct attribution, but I’m curious if the author ever bothered asking the maintainers normally before going in guns blazing with legal threats.
Yes, he specifically wrote that he tried reaching out privately
Yes, as stated in the ticket.
This guy's got quite the history:
This is the same person who bombed users with infinite loops and other bullshit in two libraries people depended on. My heart bleeds lumpy custard for his plight. This is just a small karmic return, buddy. Perhaps you should get off your high horse and crawl back under the rock you emerged from.
I loved and promoted fakerjs, only to have the rug pulled to suit his own needs. The anti-comminity movement, imo, invalidates his claims to attribution. Does he really think he's the only one who can write random value generators? Pfft.mobe along, nothing to see here but bloviation.
You are aware that none of the things you wrote are even tangentially related to how FOSS licensing works, right?
Whataboutism doesn't work in legal matters.
Well, karma is a bitch.
https://www.revenera.com/blog/software-composition-analysis/...
https://nypost.com/2020/09/16/resident-of-nyc-home-with-susp...
Better to remove his name from these libs
How is this related to FOSS licensing? :)
It's MIT, so erasing == damage control of the brand is allowed.