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I thought the point of having something GPL licensed would be that you actually get to enjoy/enforce the copyleft clauses of the GPL. By just relicensing an exi

by Thiez 3y ago

I thought the point of having something GPL licensed would be that you actually get to enjoy/enforce the copyleft clauses of the GPL. By just relicensing an existing non-copyleft project and not following up with any significant development you only get the illusion of a copyleft project. If you are happy with this license mirage you are essentially saying you only care about the GPL name and not about copyleft. It's just nerdy virtue signalling.

eru 3y ago
Anyone (sub-) licensing LLVM from you would be bound by the GPL.
- Thiez 3y ago
  I doubt it. Since you don't hold copyright over any part of LLVM you have no standing to sue for copyright infringement, so people using your GPL-but-otherwise-unmodified LLVM can ignore the GPL.
  - eru 3y ago
    Well, people can always do illegal things.