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The ChatGPT desktop app bundles a full copy of LibreOffice
simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/1/codex-libreoffice/
Replying to @inari@piefed.zip
Is that legal?
Replying to @CubitOom@infosec.pub
No! Will there be consequences?
Libreoffice is MPL, which allows distribution alongside proprietary software.
Replying to @ViatorOmnium@piefed.social
That’s interesting and distressing.
Replying to @Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com
It’s the whole issue with copyleft licences.
EDIT: non-copyleft
What issue are you talking about?
Replying to @Ghoelian@piefed.social
BSD licenses, the MIT one and such allow proprietary redistribution, which I find repugnant.
Also yeah I wrote this in sleep-deprivation, I should have written “non-copyleft”…
Replying to @Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Why? The authors of the software have specifically allowed it to be used in ways like this.
Replying to @frongt@lemmy.zip
I didn’t think they were distributing it correctly, no mention of the licence or source attribution
Replying to @Bane_Killgrind@lemmy.dbzer0.com
On what basis did you proclaim “No! Not legal!” if you’re now surprised by the license? Misunderstanding of the license?