Linux's GPLv2 licence is routinely violated (2015)

I agree: neither Linus nor FSF have authority to interpret the GPL. The way you find out if a license is enforceable is if you take it to arbitration or court. There's not enough case law in this area to smooth out our understanding of what is and isn't allowed.

Re: Linux's GPLv2 licence is routinely violated (2015)

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Post by dang » Sat, Feb 19, 2022, 9:37 PM UTC

ladyanita22 wrote: post #3

boomboomsubban wrote: post #2

*2015

Is it any less relevant?

It's just the convention on HN to put the year in the title when it's an older story. Users often point it out as a hint to whoever can add it to the title. No criticism is implied!

Re: Linux's GPLv2 licence is routinely violated (2015)

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Feb 19, 2022, 9:37 PM UTC

ladyanita22 wrote: post #3

boomboomsubban wrote: post #2

*2015

Is it any less relevant?

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Re: Linux's GPLv2 licence is routinely violated (2015)

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Post by ladyanita22 » Sat, Feb 19, 2022, 9:41 PM UTC

dang wrote: post #6

ladyanita22 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it any less relevant?

It's just the convention on HN to put the year in the title when it's an older story. Users often point it out as a hint to whoever can add it to the title. No criticism is implied!

My bad! I wasn't aware of such a convention.

Good to know!

Re: Linux's GPLv2 licence is routinely violated (2015)

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Post by charcircuit » Sat, Feb 19, 2022, 9:45 PM UTC

I used to use the GPL license to license my software, but now it seems like it is too much of a legal nightmare, so I've stopped using it.

Re: Linux's GPLv2 licence is routinely violated (2015)

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Post by yardstick » Sat, Feb 19, 2022, 9:47 PM UTC

charcircuit wrote: post #9

I used to use the GPL license to license my software, but now it seems like it is too much of a legal nightmare, so I've stopped using it.

What did you switch to?