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> Is creating an open-source alternative to a closed-source software considered theft?

No, never, as long as the open-source alternative doesn't actually copy any copyrightable material from the original (such as images or other data). And I don't see any signs of that here.

On the contrary, creating an open-source alternative to closed-source software is considered awesome.



Even if it copied material from the original, it would not be theft. It would be copyright infringement.


Good catch, yes; I hadn't intended to imply otherwise.




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