A satirical product page for 'MALUS - Clean Room as a Service,' a fictional service that claims to use AI robots to recreate open source libraries from scratch, producing 'legally distinct' code free from license obligations like attribution, copyleft, and AGPL requirements. The piece mocks corporate attitudes toward open source compliance, featuring fake testimonials, absurd legal disclaimers, and tongue-in-cheek pricing. It highlights the tension between corporate software practices and open source maintainer rights through dark humor.

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