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[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 weeks ago (12 children)

I see the headline and think "sooooo...?"

I read the article and I'm left continuing with the same question... They're trying to say that it's built on a library full of Nintendo code.

Whoop-de-fuck... Other than Nintendo, who cares? Why care? Libraries, SDKs, and drivers SHOULD be free and open source.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (11 children)

They also stole foss code though

Edit: The above statement is probably untrue

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

How can one steal foss code if it’s free and open source?

[–] fernandofig@reddthat.com 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Not quite "steal", but they removed license and attribution information, which is a no-no and license infringement for sure.

But yeah, this is all of no consequence.

Edit: I just read DacoTaco's post below. Looks like there was no direct code liftup from RTEMS then, so I guess it's even more of a fuss over nothing.

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