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arrow-up162arrow-down1external-linkRust Coreutils 0.1 Released With Big Performance Gains - Can Match Or Exceed GNU Speedwww.phoronix.comClot@lemm.ee to Rust@programming.devEnglish · 2 个月前message-square28linkfedilink
minus-squareDaniel Quinn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·2 个月前Debian should fork it and re-license it under the GPL.
minus-squarebitcrafter@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 个月前What would be the point of doing that when they can just keep using GNU coreutils?
minus-squareDaniel Quinn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 个月前Well presumably there are at least some performance and safety benefits to using these new alternatives. Otherwise it’s just a blatant license dodge.
minus-squarebitcrafter@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 个月前In that case, nothing is stopping Debian from using uutils as it is; they can’t really “re-license” it anyway since the original code will continue to be MIT-licensed.
Debian should fork it and re-license it under the GPL.
What would be the point of doing that when they can just keep using GNU coreutils?
Well presumably there are at least some performance and safety benefits to using these new alternatives. Otherwise it’s just a blatant license dodge.
In that case, nothing is stopping Debian from using uutils as it is; they can’t really “re-license” it anyway since the original code will continue to be MIT-licensed.