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This could be messy to implement since the guilty party could have other legal obligations that prevent them from releasing the source code.
by cbolton 4y ago
This could be messy to implement since the guilty party could have other legal obligations that prevent them from releasing the source code.
- lolc 4y agoEasy. Then they can't distribute their tractors anymore.
- pabs3 4y agoOr they get to switch from Linux to BSD/etc.
- tracker1 4y agoAnd of course, depending on chipsets used, that could be an expensive retrofit for existing tractors if BSD/etc doesn't support what is currently in use, or the providers or JD have to write their own drivers to support a BSD usage. Even then, there's still the likelihood they are using GPL code/libraries above and beyond Linux itself.