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I support Hellwig and the Conservancy in their claim, but I see an unfortunate consequence: This further hinders corporate adoption of open source software. Th

• dopamean 12y ago
  > This lawsuit reinforce the corporate legal mindset that "use of open source invites litigation...". If this causes trained corporate attorneys to think that the use of open source software invites litigation then they should probably not be attorneys. If software comes with a license then follow the rules of the license. Is that really that hard to do? If you don't understand the terms of the license then that's what the lawyers are for.
• Daishiman 12y ago
  We are way past the point where that sort of advocacy is necessary. Companies need to understand that compliance is relevant too. VmWare has no excuse for this.
• yarrel 12y ago
  No it doesn't. If there's a ruling it will create precisely the kind of clarity corporate users want. If there's a settlement it will show that free software developers are reasonable. Either way, it will encourage corporations who are concerned about using free software to educate themselves rather than rely on FUD.
• belorn 12y ago
  If licenses don't get enforced, "free" game engines like Unreal can't operate. You get the world where the only available code which do not require long meetings, massive upfront cash, lawyers and NDA's are those tiny exceptions which are given under public domain. That is not a future anyone should wish onto the software industry.
• lazylizard 12y ago
  use of closed source without payment invites litigation? the same with open source then?