I am very new to linux and all the open source stuff (my first post on lemmy actually) so I don’t get how this stuff works but flathub is saying that floorp is proprietary. But after a quick google search it says that floorp is open source licensed under MPL 2.0

  • Icell@lemmy.mlEnglish
    44·
    2 months ago

    The learn more button on the Floorp’s Flathub links to a license agreement that literally states the following:

    2.5. Floorp is not completely open-source same. Floorp’s a part of codes are protected by copyright law and is not licensed under an open-source license. You may not use part of Floorp’s code in your own projects without permission from the Licensor.

    The file is 4 months old, so maybe something changed. Someone in the other comment linked a 1-month old Reddit post saying that Floorp is open-source again. But if that’s the case, why haven’t they updated the license agreement yet?

    • ByteJunk@lemmy.world
      5·
      2 months ago

      Technically, isn’t this a different thing? Genuinely asking.

      There could be a license that forbids use (sort of like the CC no commercial use license) but still allows the code to be reviewed publicly, no?