Post #1873790
2026-02-21 08:50 UTC
@vk6flab So here's the deal:
#FT2 leverages WSJT-X as a platform by modifying it so that it works with their proprietary encoder-decoder.
When #FT2 publishes the modified WSJT-X "host" and the proprietary FT2 encoder/decoder "client" separately, have they solved the copyright breach?
Apparently, perhaps, yes. (2/5)
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@Ea5iyl@mastodon.radio 2026-02-21 08:52
@vk6flab #FT2 However, one could contend that, if the modified WSJT-X shares complex data structures or intimate memory spaces with the FT2 encoder-decoder, it is a derivative work. In this case, the proprietary #FT2 "plugin" must be open-sourced, or the developer is in breach. What would be "acceptable"? (3/5)