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The code they’re analyzing is free and open-source though, so they can already use it this way. One of the freedoms of free software is that people can study it and use it however they want, for whatever purpose they want.

Isn’t it good that they’re sharing data with the projects instead of just keeping it for themselves?

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The code they’re analyzing is open-source though, so they can already use it this way (since one of the freedoms of free software is the freedom to study how the program works). Isn’t it good that they’re sharing data with the projects instead of just keeping it for themselves?

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The code they’re analyzing is open-source though, so they can already use it this way. Isn’t it good that they’re sharing data with the projects instead of just keeping it for themselves?