King@lemy.lol to Open Source@lemmy.ml · edit-25 months agoHow can I report apps that falsely claim to be open source?message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1137arrow-down1message-squareHow can I report apps that falsely claim to be open source?King@lemy.lol to Open Source@lemmy.ml · edit-25 months agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGravitySpoiled@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·5 months agoI really wish there was a government institution that would care about that
minus-squareconciselyverbose@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·5 months agoThe FTC takes action against false advertising. “Open Source” doesn’t have a singular legally relevant definition no matter what organizations claim otherwise, though.
minus-squareFlumpkin@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoBut lots of false claims for products would be considered false advertising even if those attributes don’t have a legal definition.
minus-squareconciselyverbose@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoIf the source isn’t available at all, yeah. Which is why I brought up the FTC to begin with (since Google is in the US). But I doubt they’d act if the license isn’t permissive enough.
I really wish there was a government institution that would care about that
The FTC takes action against false advertising.
“Open Source” doesn’t have a singular legally relevant definition no matter what organizations claim otherwise, though.
But lots of false claims for products would be considered false advertising even if those attributes don’t have a legal definition.
If the source isn’t available at all, yeah. Which is why I brought up the FTC to begin with (since Google is in the US).
But I doubt they’d act if the license isn’t permissive enough.