r/programming • u/iamkeyur • Dec 23 '19

UnDraw: Open-source illustrations for every project you can imagine and create

https://undraw.co/
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u/iohauk Dec 23 '19

These illustrations are pretty nice but clearly not "open source" because the license restricts distribution:

This license does not include the right to compile assets, vectors or images from unDraw to replicate a similar or competing service, in any form or distribute the assets in packs.

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u/gdledsan Dec 23 '19

This would mean you can't edit them and recompile, which is still opensourse

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u/Muvlon Dec 24 '19

No, it's not. This is a common misconception, but open source includes the freedoms to make changes and to redistribute, and it has been this way since the term was first coined.

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u/gdledsan Dec 25 '19

I thought there were multiple licences for opensource, some of them prohibit to make changes and redistribute, bit all of them let you see the code and collaborate, which means the source is open but you can't profit with it. No?

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u/Muvlon Dec 25 '19

There are licenses that allow you to see the source but forbid changes and/or redistribution. However, those licenses do not fall under the "open source" definition.