Re:GPL vs BSD, a matter of sustainability
by pjmlp on Saturday February 09, 2013 @03:18AM
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No, because you could still get the code from Microsoft, assuming the original code would be gone for whatever reason.
Commercial vendors could always make use of LGPL if they distribute the software. Unless they are using languages like Go.
As for server side applications most vendors are just lechers. They use the code because they don't pay anything for it and most never return anything back, regardless of the license being used. This is my Fortune 500 experience.
Commercial vendors could always make use of LGPL if they distribute the software. Unless they are using languages like Go.
As for server side applications most vendors are just lechers. They use the code because they don't pay anything for it and most never return anything back, regardless of the license being used. This is my Fortune 500 experience.