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You don't have to agree to the GPL to use the software - it explicitly states this - just to redistribute or modify it.
by Tyrannosaurs 14y ago
You don't have to agree to the GPL to use the software - it explicitly states this - just to redistribute or modify it.
- marshray 14y agoSomewhere long ago someone raised the point that the GPL doesn't actually give you the right to use the covered software. Is it conceivable that a company could offer source via GPL yet demand a separate license for the right to use it?
- andyzweb 14y agoSection 2 of the GPLv3 >This License explicitly affirms your unlimited permission to run the unmodified Program. it also protects your freedom to modify and run modified versions of the software