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by juan_juarez
4883 days ago
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Just because this code is released under GPLv3 it doesn't mean that the main codebase is GPLv3. They have complete ownership of their own code & can do as they will with it. The GPL only controls the rights of other people that want to use it. |
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At any rate, I've started a petition to open up the source code and user-generated content to the public domain:
https://www.change.org/petitions/msnbc-open-source-the-every...
I was on the site nearly every day and poured hours of my life writing community posts, updating information, etc. This may not mean much to people outside of Chicago, but stuff like the epic debate between Eddie Carazana and Jim DeRogatis on the future of the Congress Theater, gone forever?
https://www.google.com/search?q=carazana+dirogatis+everybloc...
It's a part of history. And the fact that a media conglomerate erased it from the web with zero notice is, frankly, troubling.