Why is the name of OBS deleted from the live distribution software 'Streamlabs OBS'?



Streamlabs, which develops the live streaming software 'Streamlabs OBS', has been accused of copying the official website of another live distribution software. In addition, OBS Studio, which develops open source live distribution software ' Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) ', revealed a feud with Streamlabs, and Streamlabs announced that 'Streamlabs OBS will be renamed to'Streamlabs''.

Streamlabs will drop'OBS' name after getting called out by open-source app --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/17/22788051/streamlabs-quickly-drops-obs-name-called-out

OBS is open source developed by volunteers and the software is available free of charge. On the other hand, Streamlabs OBS developed based on OBS has a built-in platform developed by Streamlabs, and functions specific to a specific live distribution platform such as display of comments and notification of channel registration have been added. There is a charge for the functions of the department. Therefore, although the name OBS is common, it is quite different as software.

Lightstream, which has released its own livestreaming software, said on Twitter, 'Hey, can you copy your homework?' 'Okay, just change it so that you don't know what you copied.' I ridiculed that the Streamlabs website is very similar to the Lightstream website.



'The Streamlabs team should be ashamed. We're not tired of getting into the work of OBS Studio and we're copying our layout, marketing site, and UX,' said Stu Grabs, CEO of Lightstream co-founder. Did.



In response to this Grabs CEO's tweet, OBS Studio said, 'Soon after the launch release of Streamlabs OBS, Streamlabs offered to use the OBS name. We didn't give permission to use OBS. But in the end, Streamlabs OBS was released under the name Streanlabs OBS and was registered as a trademark. We tried to solve this problem under the hood, but Streamlabs was uncooperative in every situation. ' I did.



In addition, OBS Studio says, 'It can be confusing for users and businesses that don't understand the difference between OBS and Streamlabs OBS. Support volunteers can also handle angry users requesting refunds. We also interacted with companies that didn't know our app was different from Streamlabs OBS, 'he said.' Streamlabs legally follows GPL , but repeats the spirit of open source and gratitude. I've ignored it, 'he criticizes Streamlabs' behavior.



Following a series of turmoil, popular distributors Pokimane and hasanabi have declared on Twitter that 'I will stop using Streamlabs OBS unless Streamlabs solves this problem.'



Shortly after this, Streamlabs announced that it would rename the software to 'Streamlabs'. Streamabs said on Twitter, 'We are removing'OBS'from Streamlabs OBS now. Streamlabs OBS is built on OBS's open source platform, and Streamlabs OBS was also developed in open source. , The source code was publicly available. We will be responsible for our actions and support the community. '

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