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Re:Firebase is Joining Google by baddox on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @03:54PM (#8489491)
Yes, the legal route sounds at least plausible. I don't know if there's any precedent or how reliable such a contract could be made.
Re:Firebase is Joining Google by james_in_the_uk on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @05:43PM (#8490263)
It's not plausible because insolvent / bankrupt companies have the option to walk away from onerous contracts if it is in the interests of the debtors not to honour them. In this case, the idea of open sourcing the software UPON bankrupcy could destroy any remaining value left in the business (value of IP) which would otherwise be realisable to distribute to debtors.