> How exactly are you going to enforce GPL compliance when a Chinese company uses your library in their proprietary product? Depends if it's hardware or softwa

> How exactly are you going to enforce GPL compliance when a Chinese company uses your library in their proprietary product? Depends if it's hardware or software. If it's hardware, Customs gets involved. Software's harder, but the fact that there is a set of circumstances which make enforcement difficult do not make enforcement in general impossible, nor does it invalidate the concept behind the GPL. > Bonus question - what exactly will you be gaining by spending your time on enforcing the GPL compliance rather than on something else (like coding)? You'll be gaining GPL compliance. That's the point.