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Open source Git repo owners with open licenses, how do you know your code is being used by a big corpo? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to c/programming@programming.dev

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How do people find out or know whether your repo which is having MIT or apache or AGPL license is being used by a corpo and profiting from it and not making the code open source or paying license fees?

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[–] Knossos@lemmy.world 70 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You don't.

Unless it is publicised or an obvious bug exists in your code and you see the consequences of it in their system.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 43 points 4 months ago (3 children)

My takeaway from that is that I should start putting canary bugs in my code 😆

[–] mox@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's a time-honored tradition among dictionary publishers.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think cartographers also used to put fake things on their maps to detect unauthorized copies.

[–] Ebber@lemmings.world 8 points 4 months ago

There are cases where fake places became real since people moved there afterwards

[–] refalo@programming.dev 7 points 4 months ago

Doesn't really matter if you're not positioned to be able to defend your license in court.

[–] Knossos@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Some people really do :D