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   lcamtuf :verified: :verified: :verified: (lcamtuf@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 06-Mar-2026 18:50:12 JST lcamtuf :verified: :verified: :verified:

   If you ask AI to rewrite the entirety of an open-source program, do you still need to abide by the original license? In philosophy, this problem is known as the Slop of Theseus

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     SuperDicq (superdicq@minidisc.tokyo)'s status on Friday, 06-Mar-2026 19:28:19 JST SuperDicq

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     @lcamtuf@infosec.exchange Some people have the wrong idea of what a "derivative work" is.
     
     If you make rewrite something using an LLM it still counts a derivative work, because it's not an original work, it is just a transformation of an existing work.
     
     This is like saying if you converted a picture from png to jpeg the original copyright no longer applies because it's a different picture.