misk to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoSpotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund processarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1358arrow-down12
arrow-up1356arrow-down1external-linkSpotify won’t open-source Car Thing, but starts refund processarstechnica.commisk to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareshastaxc@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·6 months agoUnless the code in car thing exposes vulnerabilities or potential exploits in Spotify. Even the potential exposure may not be worth the risk to them.
minus-squareistanbullu@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down2·6 months agomy money is on Spotify violating licensed open-source code in Car Thing, which would be revealed if they open-sourced their code.
Unless the code in car thing exposes vulnerabilities or potential exploits in Spotify. Even the potential exposure may not be worth the risk to them.
my money is on Spotify violating licensed open-source code in Car Thing, which would be revealed if they open-sourced their code.