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I agree that the goal is to get people (actually mostly businesses) to comply with the license, but that is sadly tied to what the consequences are if you are f
by black_puppydog 5y ago
I agree that the goal is to get people (actually mostly businesses) to comply with the license, but that is sadly tied to what the consequences are if you are found to be in violation.
The requirement go through contract violation instead of counterfeit will in practice drastically reduce these costs, and thus the incentives for compliance, while at the same time reducing the incentive of the authors to even try defending their rights.
- jrm4 5y agoIt can be, but as I recall, the crux of the whole router WRT story was the FSF or whoever called up Linksys and said, "You're in violation, but calm down, we don't want money. Let's talk." -- and that is why we have e.g. DD-WRT, Tomato et al today.