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Mar 2, 2005



The Management posted:

ms can't integrate gplv3 code into their base os. no way any lawyer would sign off on that.

lmao or they could just do it like literally hundreds of other companies using gpl code while ignoring the license

what is the organization that gives all of its products away going to pay their lawyers with? RMS toe clippings?

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Mar 2, 2005



GPL is about FREEDOM

* tries to use GPL code *

sir im sorry you didnt follow these incredibly strict guidelines laid out in paragraph 7 section 3 about the color of your text im afraid youll have to take your project down

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Mar 2, 2005



lmao remember when VLC first came out for iphone and they had to take it down because using GPL code with any kind of drm was a violation of the license

FREEDOM (of our users from being able to use our software)

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