Post #2256490
2026-03-03 17:12 UTC
@techokami@woof.tech @marekfort@mastodon.online @Gargron@mastodon.social Every commercial piece of software has terms.
Even open source. That MIT license? It’s the legal terms that govern your use of the software.
Especially considering software that is hooked to an LLM is no longer just *A TEXT EDITOR*. It's connected to the internet. It can send your data elsewhere. It can receive data. All of that stuff requires legal approval.
I totally respect if someone doesn't want AI all up in their business. If that's you, don't use a text editor with AI features. We all have options.
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@dalias@hachyderm.io 2026-03-03 17:57
@jimmylittle@hachyderm.io @techokami@woof.tech @marekfort@mastodon.online @Gargron@mastodon.social Um, no. No open source software has *terms*. It has one-way *grants* of rights to do things that the law might otherwise forbid you from doing (like copying and making derivative works), possibly subject to conditions. But you never have to "agree" to any "terms" in order to use it.