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Re:GPL vs BSD, a matter of sustainability by Nursie on Friday February 08, 2013 @09:19AM (#5187951)
"With GPL you're stuck with the hobbyists and the very few companies that can survive getting paid for support of their GPL software."

Not really mate.

Lots of companies use linux for firmware and release their firmware code. Linksys, Netgear and Western Digital are just a few that spring to mind.

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Re:GPL vs BSD, a matter of sustainability by NateDad on Friday February 08, 2013 @03:29PM (#5189925)
None of those companies sell the firmware. They sell the hardware. The firmware is only useful if you buy their hardware.
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Re:GPL vs BSD, a matter of sustainability by Nursie on Sunday February 10, 2013 @10:13AM (#5196577)
So what? They're still commercial entities using and contributing to GPL software, which is what the post I replied to claimed doesn't happen.
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