We’ve been thinking about our license and the Steem vision. So in accordance with our beliefs in freedom and innovation, we’ve decided to change the Steem license to the MIT open source license.
Before, Steemd code was restricted to use on the Steem blockchain or with permission from Steemit Inc. Now you can use any part of the source code for your own projects.
That's also why we're opening Steem up. Developers will drive Steem innovation, and for that they need full access to the codebase. So now they have it! We look forward to all the amazing things you and the community do with Steem code!
Ned
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Not sure why this just popped into my head... but it did... so I just had to create it HAHA.
Ned, This is One Excellent Contribution to Society!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I was thinking that Titanic went on the bottom of the sea.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
We have icebergs on our site!
Steemit's Evil Plan for Cryptocurrency World Domination
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Looks a lot like the truth on fakestream media!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I am informed that you can use any currency - by a witness - I need to think through the ramifications very closely but ... it does not appear to hold any gremlins as a concept. Please tell me if you see otherwise.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Guay!!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I wouldn't read into my little image too much ;) just purely an image that came to mind that I thought I'd share but I'm curious to see what could be drawn from the image... @noisy seems to have one
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
It was just a joke.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I figured.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
lol
Yes but everybody speak about it now
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Now that's creative and funny :D
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Dan will appreciate it ;)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Ma figura te 😂
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
;)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
A bit unexpected, pretty quick I'm very surprised and greatly intrigued again :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank You!
Thank You!
Thank You!
Bitcoin would not be so successful without own forks in form of other altcoins. This will help us in the long term. This is really big news! :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Yes, Bitcoin was open source. Didn't seem to hurt it's value. :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Wow! Thank you. What a great gesture, this made my day. :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Somethings are worth shouting out from the roof tops..!! Stephen
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Holy shit thank you so much!!!
Now to launch DogeSteem!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
😂
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I think it should be SteemDoge.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
😂
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Such Freedom
Very Forked
Wooooow
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Gimme Dogeeeeeee xD
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
again some cool news, Open Source is a lot more fair for people
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
just a technical question, when LICENCE it will be changed in repository?
https://github.com/steemit/steem/blob/master/LICENSE.md
EDIT: ok, I found it: https://github.com/steemit/steem/pull/1055
It is not merged yet, because it waits for jekins (just a formality in that case)... so it is happening:
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I just merged it.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Are you new or have always been there? Been seeing you more lately and you are really sharp!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
@vandeberg is one of the founding members of the Steemit Team. He formerly used the account @proskynneo. And yes he is quite sharp ;)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I do miss the posting sharpness of @andrarchy though! Has your timeline got a case of resteem-itis?! Your worse than @mammasitta! Has Steemit Inc. deballed and declawed you? I hope not my old friend! Ha ha! Steem on ... and reveal thy personality ... always set aside time for that @andrarchy - it's a RELEASE!!! ... and it also allows people to see the personality in their community manager too [just some blogger feedback for ya!] ;) Die hard the hunter!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I don't understand what you mean. Worse than me? Could you go more into details and clarify ? @mindhunter
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Hello my serial resteemer! 7/10 i.e. 70% of your last 10 posts were resteems! Last week it was 90%!! Terrible behaviour from the Mamma :D
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Dear @mindhunter I re-steem as much as I wish to support authors who never get enough votes from whales nor other members. I worked hard to get over 850 followers.
Nobody has the right to critique my behaviour and call it terrible but its your right to think as you wish. I am posting a lot of articles as well and I am an active curator. I will continue to introduce good posts on my blog . Have a nice day !
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
BTW As much as You enjoy posting I do love helping newbies and their great posts drowning . Who decides whats bad behaviour anyways ?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
If I recall correctly his name is on the white paper even.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Isn't he the bright young man who introduced busy.org at the steemfest ?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Huraiii ! This is god news. Nice ! ;)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
My speculation is that we will finally get more C++ devs interested, and thus more people that understand and have the ability to work on the codebase.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Eeeuh C++? Need for speed?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
That is good news.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Mother says me: " learn C ++"...
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
That is amazing news and in my opinion will only have benefits to the steem blockchain. The more brains we have working on apps for the steem blockchain the better!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Great news, Thank you Ned and team! Opening new doors to many developers and community.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
YES! This is so fantastic to hear. Thank you, Steemit. This gives me a great hope in the future of this platform. This builds trust. This means we innovate or die. I love this. :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
We Support
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I loved that movie as a kid, and a teenager.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
You and me both
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
this is such a ridiculous clip.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Are you 6 ft 3?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
More brains working on things only seems like good news! Now lets see some development! :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I am not sure I fully understand the ramifications of this... is there any possible downside to doing this?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Didn't @dan leave because Steem code was not open source? Is this an invitation for him to come back?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I've got great things I'm working on with an amazing team.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Should we already start learn Wren? :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
💅
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I do not doubt that @dantheman, I'm wondering was it the reason you left the Steem project? And will this news be a seamless way for you to contribute to the Steemit community once again?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
These are 3 awesome news.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
So all is safe in your tinkerer's shack :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
no, it's not why he left
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Wow,.....didn't see that coming,.....
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Dan will return?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I'm always amazed how willing people are to believe DanL's propaganda. Did you really think this was why he left?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
NOOOO and since he is gone ...oh well!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Let's make world aware of this awesome fact!
https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/66c6b7/steem_is_now_on_mit_license/
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
💄
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Oh, now that's interesting. Well done. This means folks can go make clones of steem? a la Litecoin-type projects?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Yes, that is one thing that could happen...litesteem.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
That's what I thought....there must be a downside to this hype .
Oh well, more freedom to create a million of Apps has its value..
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Competition is a good thing. Keeps is on our toes. As long as hard forks continue to be acceptable, we can always incorporate the successful innovations they bring.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Hot dog!!! This is fantastic!! There are no barriers now!!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Very cool. Resteemed :-)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
This is excellent news!
Thanks Ned and Steem dreamteam. I'm also looking forward to the awesome developements that will be added to Steem.
Cheers to you all and the Steem future!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Many hands make light work. Get those many hands in here! Oh wait... that sounded bad. Who cares!!!! Can't wait to see the awesomeness that people come up with!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I assume that's called absolute FREEDOM doing what ??? or @ned please, could you explain a bit better for the NON Techy women like me why everybody is that excited? I am just a humble content creator 💃😜 collecting some real yummy steem peanuts. Shouldn't steemit go mainstream ? HERE I Am! Talk my language that a few millions who suppose to join, will also understand . Danke schoen ! 🌹
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Look at my most recent post. I mentioned you. We will tackle all these issues for millions to come. Steemit has a better chance at going mainstream and perhaps steem currency too according to the techy crowd cos developers have more freedom with the code as it is now open source license-wise. I know I didn't answer it well enough still but we will tackle it. Please read my lengthy post. I will be really glad and leave your comment, a support, feedback or criticism.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thanks ! I am busy today offline.
I do understand more and more because I am spending zillion of hours reading and educating myself but the regular not so crazy newbie to this world will turn mad here.
Thanks for your feedback
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I had suddenly lots of steemit clones in my mind😉
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
This was a really great, smart and classy move steemit team. Keep doing what you are doing, I'm more and more impressed as time goes on. :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Excellent news, thanks for bet on the development and growth of steemit.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Awesome! Upvoted this 100% :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Dan is coming back?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
dan ran away to build another chain he said above. also blocktrades said he didnt actually care about the license - probably just needs it to run his scame, i mean project
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
YES!
Thank you Ned & team!
This is the right decision and makes me that much prouder to be a content creator and proponent of Steemit. #open-source
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
AWESOME NEWS..!! I'm going to say it again. AWESOME NEWS..!! Now this is when the real creativity is about to shine. Developers will be having orgasms today. Easiest and proudest Resteem EVER..!! Congratulations Ned for steering the Steemit Ship on an EPIC course of a lifetime..!! Stephen
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Excellent post!! thank you for sharing
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
This post is now also translated into beautiful Polish language by our great Polish team :)
https://steemit.com/polish/@steemit-polska/steemd-wlasnie-zmienil-licencje-na-mit-kazdy-moze-go-uzyc-jak-tylko-chce
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
This is HUUUUUGE! Thanks a bunch for this revolutionary move. All for one and one for all! Namaste :)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
thank you! let the games begin!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
As someone who has been calling for this almost weekly since day 1 on @officialfuzzy 's BeyondBitcoin mumbles --
(https://steemit.com/beyondbitcoin/@officialfuzzy/guest-signups-beyond-bitcoin-hangout-204-4-21-17-debut-projects-for-a-cut-of-hangout-earnings)
part of me is excited and happy. Upvoted and resteemed.
As someone who can't help but zag, when others zig, I now find myself questioning the desirability of open source in projects that might lead to A.I. (which requires some thinking to see how Steem could, but it can). Here is a paper by Nick Bostrom which explores my concerns, now shared by Elon Musk:
http://www.nickbostrom.com/papers/openness.pdf
Not saying this move should or could be reversed, but would like a new discussion going forward.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Brilliant paper!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Nick Bostrom is also famous for his Simulation Argument paper which is at simulation-argument.com along with discussion. Both Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking have been influenced by that earlier paper as well, which is quite trippy.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I am still reading that paper. It makes sense
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I'm glad you did this during BETA -- so any bugs can be discovered and fixed.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you. This is fantastic news!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Woah. Makes me feel like being less of a dick to the creators. Thanks guys!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Great news! Really happy to see this happening. STEEM ON
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
This is great news! The future is looking bright :D
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Can you help me, i still do not understand the code you mean @steemitblog
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
It's the back end client which witnesses run in order to manage the network. It previously had a controversial clause in it about forks. Now it uses a standard open source licence which is common to other cryptocurrencies.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you, very good explanation makes me understand more
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Very helpful to understand what's going on.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Why not have more friends on mutliple social networks? ;)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
You're quitting development ans cashing out, right?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
buy now profit in a quarter :D
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Hmmm
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
ROFL! thought you guys were against this and now....
LMAO!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Well done!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
great !
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Steem license = the MIT open source license.
Thanks #opensource
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Good post @steemitblog Resteem
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
stee MIT =)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
seems so :D
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
long live to the king!
Steem Forever ;)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Nice to see your simple human comment here. Your joy is felt. More grease to your elbow!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
I think that was wise and fair to do. +5
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Is Daniel back?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
back to black, no doubt
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Thank you!
This is a news that I thought we won't hear soon.
Freedom magnetize freedom.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Well done!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
This is great news guys, well done on aligning your priorities to the community 😆 👍 💯
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
That is amazing news!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Great news. For me it huge incentive to buy up some steem.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Woohoo - what a news!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Could you also get Dan to return?
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Look at @blocktrades' comments. It seems like he left to fly off with a "new amazing" team. Seems he left with all the Steem booty too. Like my father leaving when I was 3.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Hmmm.. That last part made me think you might be joking. Unsure...
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Yes! That's the way to go! Thank you so much! :-)
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Does this mean that Dan will be coming back? lol
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
nope he said in the comments here, he's busy with an awesome team, something
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Outstanding sir!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Congrats, @ned! Bold move, but also very impactful. I'm really glad to see your leadership style changing and in my humble opinion it is changing in the right direction. Keep it up!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
the first word that comes into my mind seeing that photo is "freedom" ! Cheers to good news and good life!! :D
UV and RS!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
As an MIT alumni, I am proud and happy for this. Keep walking Ned.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Who would want to adopt the Steem codebase without a lot of money to completely fix it anyway? It's an empty gesture, and makes Dan's resignation all the more smelly of fishes.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Smart move!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
Sure it should be Licence free, Of course it's a social media promoting STEEM
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
This detachment of money is good. Maybe the world would be better off without this wild capitalism.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
WOO-HOO!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
This is fantastic! Way to go Ned !!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
:D Great post! :D Followed!
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit
The sky is the limit (or is it the moon?). Great move and we need to tell the world
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
Submit