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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 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by 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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[–] 70 points 2 years ago (6 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.

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  • [–] 43 points 2 years ago (5 children)

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

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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