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eldritch_lich@lemmy.world to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Will the new judicial ruling in the Vizio lawsuit strengthen the GPL?

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Will the new judicial ruling in the Vizio lawsuit strengthen the GPL?

blog.tidelift.com

eldritch_lich@lemmy.world to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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Tidelift co-founder and general counsel Luis Villa breaks down the recent judicial ruling in the Vizio lawsuit and how it could potentially strengthen the GPL
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    If I understand correctly, this applies to users, not just contributors. As a user of the software you are entitled to a copy of the source code.

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      1 year ago

      Exactly. What are contributors? If not, also users?

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