Mastodon founder officially requests Trump's SNS 'TRUTH Social' to release source code
It is suspected that the original SNS 'TRUTH Social ' announced by former US President Donald Trump, who has been expelled from multiple SNS such as Twitter and Facebook, was launched in October 2021 is a diversion of 'Mastodon'. Mastodon founder Eugen Rochiko complained about the fact that he officially requested the release of the source code under the license.
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In October 2021, Mr. Trump announced the launch of his own social media, 'TRUTH Social,' as he had previously revealed.
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However, not only was it discovered by volunteers before the beta version was released, but it turned out that the content was the social media 'Mastodon' released in 2016. 'Mastodon' is permitted for commercial use and modification if the source code is released and the AGPLv3 license is applied, but 'TRUTH Social' did not meet the license conditions.
Mr. Rochiko has already complained that 'license breach will be a problem', and once again on the official blog, I sent a formal letter to the Chief Legal Officer of TRUTH Social and released the source code in compliance with the license. I made it clear that I asked for it to be published. The AGPLv3 license requires that you comply with the license within 30 days of being notified by the copyright owner, and if you do not comply, the license may be revoked.
'Personally, I can't stand Mr. Trump,' said Rochiko. 'As a personal feeling, of course, people who violate our values should use our deliverables to make a profit. 'I hope nothing happens,' he said. 'Working as free software also means giving up the possibility of choosing who can or cannot use it,' he said, protecting the license. To the best of his ability, Mr. Trump has indicated that he is allowed to make copies of Mastodon.
As of October 30, 2021, TRUTH Social has not released the source code yet.
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