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It's dicey according to the GPL FAQ [1]. It goes against what GPL authors want: their work being used in proprietary projects. This could have been prevented v
by danuker 5y ago
It's dicey according to the GPL FAQ [1]. It goes against what GPL authors want: their work being used in proprietary projects.
This could have been prevented very simply: GitHub avoiding training Copilot on GPL code.
What they can still do is offer a new model excluding GPL code for people who care about it.
[1] - https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#SourceCodeInDocumentation https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#SourceCodeInDoc...
- smitop 5y agoThey would also have to exclude virtually all code that isn't public domain, too. MIT and Apache-2.0 and BSD all require that the copyright notice and license text is preserved in downstream use.