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I wonder why open-source projects are now full of emojis and ridiculous stuff like "Please ensure that any media you use with this app is obtained legally"?
What happened to the hacker spirit and the communities that sprouted from SourceForge and Linux?
Sorry for the rant.
It was scared into hiding by lawsuit-happy ultracapitalist corporations with Legal departments who have nothing better to do than squash innovation and fun (see: Nintendo, etc.).
It's not very surprising people are scared of lawsuits
Well I can't speak to the emojis, because I have no idea either, but this kinda stuff
Has always been put in projects of this nature for as far back as I can remember, "Remember this is for educational purposes only!", "This is intended for your LEGAL backups only!" Etc etc
I'm pretty fine with it. Usually, people who have emojis in their READMEs have put in the time to make it more presentable and readable.