Post #282773
2026-02-12 19:18 UTC
PyPI does not exist to be your personal or commercial software distribution platform, especially if you intentionally obfuscate your code.
The @osi definition includes:
> Deliberately obfuscated source code is not allowed.
More: https://opensource.org/osd
Replies (2)
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@webology@mastodon.social 2026-02-12 22:24
@miketheman@hachyderm.io I want to nod along with you, but pypi has never had an only OSI blessed licensed packages may be distributed policy. Is there something more public you can point us to. Also, this is woefully incomplete. https://docs.pypi.org/organization-accounts/pricing-and-payments/
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@fallenhitokiri@social.screamingatmyscreen.com 2026-02-13 05:59
@miketheman@hachyderm.io Is this a general statement or are there exceptions for organisations on a paid plan? If the OSI definition is relevant does that mean all OSI advice would be followed? What if they declared binary blobs OSS because Nvidia pays them? Wouldn’t be the first time they water down the definition of open for big tech.