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Re:My insulin pump controller uses the Linux kernel. It also... by Y_Y on Saturday December 27, 2025 @07:56AM (#46401528)
Like when I buy a second hand book and then I start printing copies of the book and selling them without any agreement with the original author or publisher?
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Re:My insulin pump controller uses the Linux kernel. It also... by gpm on Saturday December 27, 2025 @08:21AM (#46401678)
Like when you buy or sell a second hand book without getting permission from the copyright holder to distribute their copyrighted material, which would otherwise be necessary.
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Re:My insulin pump controller uses the Linux kernel. It also... by Y_Y on Saturday December 27, 2025 @10:06AM (#46402349)
It doesn't scale as well if I only have a single copy and don't make more. I daresay it won't be commercially viable.
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Re:My insulin pump controller uses the Linux kernel. It also... by gpm on Saturday December 27, 2025 @10:09AM (#46402373)
Second hand book stores and libraries the world over have made it work
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Re:My insulin pump controller uses the Linux kernel. It also... by Y_Y on Saturday December 27, 2025 @10:17AM (#46402449)
They typically buy more than one book.
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