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On the other hand if they win it will mean the end of most corporations using GPL code [citation needed]. I'm very irritated by this FUD "Just think of the job
by spopejoy 12y ago
On the other hand if they win it will mean the end of most corporations using GPL code
[citation needed]. I'm very irritated by this FUD "Just think of the jobs!" line of thinking.
Companies are aware of the "license risk" surrounding GPL today. They know what they can and can't do -- services like BlackDuck exist mainly to assess this "license risk".
Any sizable company using GPL is doing so because it helps their bottom line, not because they have their fingers crossed praying that it won't get enforced.
- johnward 12y agoI think hyperbole was pretty obvious in my original comment but I don't have a citation other than experience. We're working hard to remove GPL code in some of our products.
- belorn 12y ago> We're working hard to remove GPL code in some of our products. Reading that, I am instantly wondering if you are currently infringing someones copyright and are now working hard to hide the crime? There is alternatives of course. Are your product a prototype that never got shipped to a customer? Are the product at the moment gpl'ed, witch corresponding source code provided to the customer, and you want to move away to closed source in the future? I know any of the three scenarios could be the situation you are describing.