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Re:“Proof” that Fuchsia will replace Linux for Google by flukus on Thursday February 16, 2017 @01:20AM (#13658093)
The danger is that it can return to closed source at any time.
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Re:“Proof” that Fuchsia will replace Linux for Google by btbuilder on Thursday February 16, 2017 @02:32AM (#13658283)
This is true for GPL too if the copyright holders (authors or rights holders if signed over) decide to relicense. It has happened many times before. An example would be Nessus.

This wouldn't retroactively change already released code however.

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Re:“Proof” that Fuchsia will replace Linux for Google by yellowapple on Thursday February 16, 2017 @03:31AM (#13658461)
Only the copyright holder can turn a FOSS project non-FOSS. This is true even for the strictest of copyleft licenses (and in fact has happened before).
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