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Apache Says 'No' to Facebook Code Libraries

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday July 18 2017, @03:51PM   Printer-friendly
from the just-say-no dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for TheMightyBuzzard

The Apache Foundation has declared that none of its new software projects can include Facebook's booby-trapped BSD-licensed code.

The foundation's legal affairs director, Chris Mattmann, said over the weekend that libraries, frameworks and tools covered by Facebook's open-source-ish BSD-plus-Patents license should not be absorbed into any new projects.

"No new project, sub-project or codebase, which has not used Facebook BSD+Patents licensed jars (or similar), are allowed to use them," Mattmann wrote. "In other words, if you haven't been using them, you aren't allowed to start. It is Cat‑X."

The Cat‑X or "Category X" classification means a library is not allowed to be included with any Apache product.

Additionally, he said, any existing projects that rely on the BSD+Patents licensed libraries will have until August 31 to get rid of Facebook's code and find a suitable replacement that has been approved by the foundation.

Source: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/07/17/apache_says_no_to_facebook_code_libraries/

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  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 19 2017, @01:04AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 19 2017, @01:04AM (#541259)

    I'm sure we all remember the Evergreen State College / Bret Weinstein fiasco. Anyway, from the Day of Absence program schedule I learned that Asians are as evil as whites:

    Islamophobia and Asian Muslims, Mike Penhallegon (he/him), Eryvis Halphen (she/her), Colin Daniels (he/him):

    We will examine and the prevalence of Islam in Asia, and the diversity those identities can hold. We will also examine from both personal and academic perspectives how Asian Muslims fit into the conversation of Islamophobia in the U.S, and how our cultural identities can often times shield us from it. With this in mind, we will explore the ways colorism in Asia sets the stage for Asians embracing anti-blackness in the U.S, with the awareness that Islamophobia is deeply rooted in antiblackness, and long predates 9/11.

    How Asian-Americans Contribute to White Supremacy, Arianne Aquino (they/she) & Amira Caluya (they/them):

    This workshop will provide a brief history of Asian-American presence in this occupied land. We will work to understand the model minority construct as well as the cultural, economic, and political ways AAs aid white supremacy and derail justice in this country. We'll also discuss some amazing AA idols to look up to and research, how to aid the movement, and how solidarity and action exist in our history.

    Here's the complete schedule: http://pdfsr.com/pdf/2017doa-oncampus-schedule-bret-weinstein-day-of-absence.pdf [pdfsr.com]

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