Post #2896555
2026-04-23 12:19 UTC
@alec@perkins.pub I don't know the history, let alone the grayer areas of software license, but isn't it possible to ship binary blobs separately in a GPL project (just like Ubuntu does)?
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@alec@perkins.pub 2026-04-23 12:55
@py2toz@mastodon.radio the issue is it was the other way around, the closed source binary (Ripple) was incorporating Meshtastic’s GPL code. They probably could have figured out a way to have an open base and separate the proprietary portions, but decided to roll their own protocol instead—which also let them break compatibility and leave behind the legacy stuff.