Comment by dcbadacd

7 years ago

So there's two options, either the software is released GPL or they have no right to use the source and it's in violation and has to be resolved?

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klodolph  7 years ago

Either they distribute the source code under a license compatible with the GPL (not necessarily the GPL itself), OR they are committing copyright infringement and must,

- negotiate a license,

- pay damages,

- some other remedy, OR

- nothing at all, if nobody with standing (meaning an author of decides to sue.

This last option is by far the most likely.

unreal37  7 years ago

I don't get how anything "has to be resolved". The most likely outcome from this is "nothing changes from yesterday".

  • dcbadacd  7 years ago

    In practice, letting things run their own course ("nothing changes") one of the methods of resolving the issue, indeed.