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> The main issue of GPL comes from the risk to the original creator itself The risk of abiding by the license? The GPL ensures user have access to source code
by sangnoir 5y ago
> The main issue of GPL comes from the risk to the original creator itself
The risk of abiding by the license? The GPL ensures user have access to source code provided under the license, so I'm assuming by "commercializing" you mean hiding away source code that used to be public? The calculus is simple: if you want to make money by doing an open-source bait-and-switch, do not license your code under GPL.
- the_mitsuhiko 5y agoCommercializing can happen in many ways. GPL code in itself can’t even be published on the app store without violating the license. If you are not the complete copyright holder you can run into issues very quickly.
- sangnoir 5y ago> GPL code in itself can’t even be published on the app store without violating the license Did you mean without violating the app store EULA? Because the GPL places no restrictions on how generated binaries are distrubuted, only that the source be transmitted to any user upon request.