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Re:Java on Truffle – Going Fully Metacircular by pwdisswordfish5 on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @12:15PM (#25848980)
It's like we're not even having the same conversation. McNealy, founder of Sun, testified under oath that GPL doesn't permit commercial use. What was unclear about this the first time it was stated?
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Re:Java on Truffle – Going Fully Metacircular by sideeffffect on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @05:23PM (#25852762)
> GPL doesn't permit commercial use

That is alarmingly false. Do you have a source that McNealy indeed has said that? I couldn't find anything by googling.

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Re:Java on Truffle – Going Fully Metacircular by pwdisswordfish5 on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @07:06PM (#25853603)
Scott McNealy, under direct examination on 2012 April 26: "you can't license GPL code and then resell it for a profit"

Source: Official Reporters for the US District Court for the Northern District of California (regarding Oracle v. Google, 3:10-cv-03561)

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