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Ubuntu gets around any possible GPL violations by offering to download and install proprietary drivers (ex., Nvidia) and codecs during installation process. Co
by krn 7y ago
Ubuntu gets around any possible GPL violations by offering to download and install proprietary drivers (ex., Nvidia) and codecs during installation process. Could something similar work for Android apps?
- jimmaswell 7y agoGPL seems like it gets in the way more than it helps.
- izacus 7y agoYes, it would work - you could deliver the push notification module as a separate APK which talks to the main application part. It's still way more complexity than adding a GPL lib to your app.
- antpls 7y agoJust curious, does it means that a proprietary application downloaded through an open-source GPL script makes the whole (application + script) "GPL compliant" ?
- seba_dos1 7y agoThe mechanism used by Ubuntu for such drivers is completely unrelated to GPL violations. It's just there so the non-free software doesn't get installed by default. If there would be any violation without it, there would still be a violation with it.