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Re:“I wish I could have licensed the Id source code releases... by drran on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @05:36AM (#27746017)
1) If I and said did not collaborate, then it will not help me, or anyone else.

2) If said corp refuse to collaborate with me and will use my code for free instead, then it will not help me, or anyone else, except said corp.

Why I should care about (2)?

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Re:“I wish I could have licensed the Id source code releases... by trasz on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @11:50AM (#27750143)
Because - as it happens fairly frequently in BSD land - said corp might change their minds and contribute back, code and/or money.
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Re:“I wish I could have licensed the Id source code releases... by ric2b on Saturday July 17, 2021 @07:19AM (#27865035)
Ok, when they change their minds they can start using GPL code with no issues.
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