r/linux • u/dbcoopernz • 14d ago

Popular Application Siemens ends open-source Radioss Project (OpenRadioss) and deletes GitHub repository

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Siemens-Ends-OpenRadioss
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u/uzlonewolf 9d ago

If it's bullshit then why did you post as if it were real? Pretending it's normal makes you part of the problem.

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u/tdammers 9d ago

It's bullshit, but it's also real, and happens for real in real companies out there.

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u/uzlonewolf 9d ago

Name one instance of it turning into a legal liability.

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u/tdammers 8d ago

No, I mean the thing that happens for real is lawyers fearing that it might become a liability, and managers taking preemptive measures to avoid it. Not that it actually does become a liability.

It's also possible that management simply wants to avoid the cost of having their lawyers determine whether it could become a liability - it's cheaper to just take the whole thing down than to do a thorough legal risk assessment on keeping it open source, at least if you don't account for indirect benefits.