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Re:VMWare Taken to Court Over GPL Violation by shmerl on Thursday March 05, 2015 @02:01PM (#9153051)
It sounds from the above comment that even if engineers raise this issue, their legal department dismisses it. I find it bizarre for any serious company.
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Re:VMWare Taken to Court Over GPL Violation by charlesnw on Thursday March 05, 2015 @02:53PM (#9153376)
Yes exactly. Most large organizations (with in house counsel) take feedback from software/systems engineering very seriously. For compliance (especially licenses) contract requirements etc. Legal exists to serve/protect the organization.
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Re:VMWare Taken to Court Over GPL Violation by gnoway on Thursday March 05, 2015 @05:23PM (#9154269)
That comment is just supposition. The author has not demonstrated any knowledge of VMware development or legal practices.
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