Depending on their license, you probably can't take the code private - it probably has to remain open and available. I haven't checked to see what kind of licensing they used. I'd read that carefully.
It’s MIT private, only way I would take anything private would be a complete re write and probably would still open source that. I don’t think the software is what’s important. It’s the values.
Yeah, MIT license means you have to leave it open. You'd said, you were going to fork it and that you were pretty sure it'd still be open source - legally it has to remain open source with the MIT license.
(BSD license is a bit different, as you can close proprietary parts, as I recall.)
I'm just making sure we're on the same page.
Again, I'm not a lawyer and I'm sure as fuck not your lawyer. However, I might know a couple things about legal matters. I am also going off memory with the MIT license, but I can look it up and give it a read - if you want. I'm not scared.
If I do so, nothing I say will imply a contract nor is anything I say to be considered legal advice. As always, if you have any questions, please consult a qualified legal professional that's familiar with the subject matter and is licensed to operate in the appropriate jurisdiction.
I do have a free few minutes, 'cause I don't have to make dinner. I can look up the license and let you know what it reads like to me.
No thats fine, I read it a little while ago and I think I get the idea. Why don't you have to make dinner? Does this imply you usually make dinner? If I did a complete rewrite from starting from scratch I wouldn't have too keep it open but I have no plans to do that at the moment and as said I would probably just open source it if I did.
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