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Do you see them complying with the terms of the GPL ?
by threeseed 3y ago
Do you see them complying with the terms of the GPL ?
- charleslmunger 3y agohttps://consumer.huawei.com/en/opensource/detail/?siteCode=worldwide&productCode=Smartphones&fileType=openSourceSoftware&pageSize=10&curPage=1 https://consumer.huawei.com/en/opensource/detail/?siteCode=w...
- Barrin92 3y agoI love how the general tone is "information is free!" unless of course when the one benefitting from it is China, in which case everyone suddenly gets out their magnifying glasses and GPL licenses. For what it's worth in practical terms, I can't tell you if everyone in China complies with every license, but Huawei is one of the largest contributors to the linux kernel and several open source projects. https://news.itsfoss.com/huawei-kernel-contribution/ https://news.itsfoss.com/huawei-kernel-contribution/
- xtracto 3y agoThese conversations are always interesting in these type of US-centric forums: You can really see the "patriotism" that emanates from these conversations: China BAD, US Good and exactly what you mention: Free for me but not for thee. As someone from a third world country it is like watching two bullies fight each other in the school. Well, both of them spy on me, both of them abuse me (I'm Mexican) and both of them think they are always right. For me, both of them are pretty similar.
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- threeseed 3y agoChina has a long and well-documented history of IP theft. So the doubt is legitimate. And they have to contribute to Linux and other open source projects in order to have an Android-compatible operating system. At some point you need to either fix bugs or add features to support your own hardware. But this shouldn't be seen as altruism.
- deadbolt 3y ago> So the doubt is legitimate That's a nice way of excusing yourself for claiming they're not complying with the GPL, when incorrect.
- pjmlp 3y agoApparently that doesn't matter to US companies always eager to build in China as means to avoid paying US salaries.
- matheusmoreira 3y ago> China has a long and well-documented history of IP theft. As does the USA. As do other western nations. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28330810 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28330810
- kadoban 3y ago> I love how the general tone is "information is free!" unless of course when the one benefitting from it is China, in which case everyone suddenly gets out their magnifying glasses and GPL licenses. I have _never_ gotten the "information is free!" vibe from HN. That was like 80s/90s hacker culture, not 2020s HN. There's a lot of devs and business people here, neither of which are fond of licenses being abused in general.