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What would the use of open source software matter?

• calgoo 12y ago
  If its GPL code.... We could try to make a request for the source.
  • c0nsumer 12y ago
    It's only required that the source be given to those who get the binaries. Since that's not "we" it won't work.
  • hydrogen18 12y ago
    You may not understand how the GPL works. Just because I have Linux on my Banana Pi board doesn't mean I need to share with anyone the source code for every piece of software that is running on it. If you did somehow make a request under the GPL, you would probably get vanilla source for a large number of software packages such as the Linux kernel and a libc implementation. You would not get the proprietary components.
• Sanddancer 12y ago
  Was just a curious thing I noticed looking through the [REDACTED]. Little bits and pieces of clues regarding how it works.