I must say I am a bit confused. They are open source, and some previous blog post said they are certifying upstream. Yet, they sell quality managed licenses. So, what are these licenses and why are they needed?

[–] snaggen 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ok, after reading some comments on other places, I think I get it now. While you are free to use their open sourced tool chain, which is what they have certified, you still doesn't fulfilling the legal requirements unless you buy the certified tool chain. Just because it is open source, doesn't legally guarantee that is what's certified.

So, you pay to get the legal status of the certification. Did I understand this somewhat correct?

[–] autokludge 7 points 1 year ago

I'm a layman in this case but sounds about right. Sounds similar to material certificates for steel etc in construction. You could technically have steel for a project that is up to spec but without a material cert it may as well be ballast.

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