If their use of GPL'd code is fair use, then they are probably not required to respect any restrictions the licenses places on the use of that code.
Re:A bitter pill for Microsoft Copilot
by yepthatsreality on Saturday July 10, 2021 @11:28AM
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Iām actually wondering why you would release such a product as it seems like a path to software developers unionizing.
Re:A bitter pill for Microsoft Copilot
by canadianfella on Saturday July 10, 2021 @11:22AM
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Softwares? Software is plural.
Re:A bitter pill for Microsoft Copilot
by craftinator on Saturday July 10, 2021 @12:15PM
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Actually, they both are correct. "Softwares" has a different and older connotation to it, but both are acceptable in English.
If GPL is respected, copilot may help many proprietary softwares to be open source re-licensed. That should be seen as a positive outcome from FLOSS supporters.
But it is not easy to predict exactly what will happen and how people and companies will behave.