Qualcomm can get fucked, they recently rewritten their Terms of Service policy for Arduino, in Section 7.1 they state they have irrevocable license over anything you upload, retaining rights to YOUR work indefinitely even after deleting your account on projects, forum posts, etc...

and also implementation of AI usage for data collection.

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#qualcomm #arduino

Enshittification of Arduino Begins? Qualcomm Starts Clamping Down

New Terms of Service introduce perpetual content licenses, reverse-engineering bans, and widespread data collection.

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)}

Then some fire-fighting from #Arduino as the community reacts poorly to some new terms and conditions - but it says that it's all a misunderstanding, and that "what was open stays open" despite concerns to the contrary.

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#Technology #Makers #Qualcomm #News #Hackster

Arduino Clarifies Terms and Conditions Following Backlash: "Anything That Was Open, Stays Open"

Reports of rights-grabs to users' projects and a a ban on reverse-engineering boards and software stem from misunderstanding, Arduino says.

^{Gareth Halfacree (Hackster.io)}

Well, that was quick.. #arduino bans reverse engineering its products. And seizes all your data.
theregister.com/2025/11/21/ada…

Very fast #enshittification from #qualcomm there.

Makers slam Qualcomm for tightening the clamps on Arduino

Updated: But the Wiring folks were disenchanted even before Qualcomm swallowed Arduino

^{Liam Proven (The Register)}