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If the source is open, then anyone who bases a product on it has to abide by the license. Are you talking about the case of someone who downloads the source, an
by witten 18y ago
If the source is open, then anyone who bases a product on it has to abide by the license. Are you talking about the case of someone who downloads the source, and bases a derived product on it without abiding by the license and releasing the source code? Can't illegal distribution happen with closed source software as well? Or are you saying it's more likely to happen if the source is open, and therefore more of a potential headache?
- trapper 18y agoIf the software is behind the companies web server they can do what they wish (at least before gpl3).
- witten 18y agoThat's very true, although AGPL does fix that now.
- huhtenberg 18y ago> Or are you saying it's more likely to happen if the source is open, and therefore more of a potential headache? Yes. Also it makes it easier to conceal the original source of the distribution if the source code is open.