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Are you the user? The user is entitled to the source acvording to GPL.
by aargh_aargh 3y ago
Are you the user? The user is entitled to the source acvording to GPL.
- jraph 3y agoThis raises the question whether a third-party (potential) beneficiary can claim the source when the GPL code is not released to the user. This has been discussed (on HN) with the recent Vizio judicial ruling. For instance see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39082722 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39082722 (there might have better links)
- actionfromafar 3y agoI guess in some jurisdictions a judge could order source code publishing as a punitive measure?
- fmajid 3y agoThe user is the French government who contracted Orange to build its portal and Orange forked the Lasso single-sign-on library without respecting the GPL or buying the proprietary license on offer.