No. They are not "stealing" anything. It is open-source code, meaning anyone can use it without need for attribution.
> It is open-source code, meaning anyone can use it without need for attribution.
If it’s open-source, there must be a specific license describing it. Each of the open source licenses describe requirements and allowances for licensing, distribution, and attribution. Code with no license is not automatically open source, and open source doesn’t automatically imply “anyone can use it without need for attribution”.
True, but then there’s Google’s Chrome which was taken from the open source Chromium, then compiled with spyware and marketed worldwide.
Brave is based on Chromium and enjoys eating Chrome’s lunch.
Early on Gates did indeed steal from others. He stole and rearranged the deck chairs, then marketed under a different name after compliling the source code so no on could track where it came from.
Open source is a buffet of free food. But MS will take and then hog the buffet table, cliosing the eating hall to outsiders, or set up a tent outside with minimal crumbs to feast on.
That’s how they roll.
So yeah, it’s not stealing, it’s bullying or maybe better, it’s morbid obesity eating all the hamburgers and leaving scraps for those that linger around for whatever reason.