hey remember all that time I've spent arguing that large tech companies use "open source" software and services to further their own monopolies? this is from the antitrust complaint against Facebook alleging they do exactly that
@walruslifestyle see also: Google progressively shuttering features out of Android's open source tree and re-doing them as proprietary stuff as part of Google Play Services or whatnot, to make it harder for not just Android users but also device manufacturers to escape lock-in
Ars called this in 2013: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/07/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/
@outie This article should be the stock response to anyone cautiously optimistic about google's new "open-source OS"
@drazraeltod If you have enough money to get it enforced... #predatorycapitalism @matt @outie
@lwriemen @matt @outie actually, when we're talking about large projects and huge companies, I find this is mostly not the biggest problem
they tend to move away from legal difficulties more than they try to win legal wars