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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/47200357

One critic called the move “petulance beyond measure.”

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[-] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

A developer wanting to bar their own app from being accessed by AI coding agents “is a legitimate position,” they wrote in the message board, but that legitimacy ends as soon as the work of other editors gets endangered without warning.

Other editors?

... the person who 'flagged' this... isn't a contributor to the project. jlink themself has, far and away, the vast, vast majority of commits.

This self styled 'editor', they're just somebody using freely provided code.

Also, unless I'm stupid... this seems to be a unit testing framework? Who is doing editing... with... a unit testing framework?

You test edits to a codebase with a unit testing framework... you don't... make edits with it.

Looks like somebody doesn't understand how open source liscenses or just open source development works.

Its uh, right here:

https://github.com/jqwik-team/jqwik?tab=EPL-2.0-1-ov-file

Potential Clues for Literate Humans

  1. Commercial Distribution

...

While this license is intended to facilitate the commercial use of the Program, the Contributor who includes the Program in a commercial product offering should do so in a manner which does not create potential liability for other Contributors.

Therefore, if a Contributor includes the Program in a commercial product offering, such Contributor (“Commercial Contributor”) hereby agrees to defend and indemnify every other Contributor (“Indemnified Contributor”) against any losses, damages and costs (collectively “Losses”) arising from claims, lawsuits and other legal actions brought by a third party against the Indemnified Contributor to the extent caused by the acts or omissions of such Commercial Contributor in connection with its distribution of the Program in a commercial product offering.

...

  1. No Warranty

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Each Recipient is solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using and distributing the Program and assumes all risks associated with its exercise of rights under this Agreement, including but not limited to the risks and costs of program errors, compliance with applicable laws, damage to or loss of data, programs or equipment, and unavailability or interruption of operations. 6. Disclaimer of Liability

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER RECIPIENT NOR ANY CONTRIBUTORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS), HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM OR THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHTS GRANTED HEREUNDER, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

If you don't like a change, fork the previous version, or just revert to the previous version.

Or I guess literally cry about it, that is ... an option.

How much are you paying this ~~team~~ person (basically) to use their code?

Nothing?

Cool. Cry more, I guess?

This is the XKCD jenga tower meme, but the random guy in Montana gasp has preferences.

Don't like their preferences?

Do it yourself.

this post was submitted on 30 May 2026
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