Linus on the BK withdrawal

Linus on the BK withdrawal

Posted Apr 6, 2005 16:52 UTC (Wed) by jamesh (subscriber, #1159)
In reply to: Linus on the BK withdrawal by pizza
Parent article: Linus on the BK withdrawal

> If you coughed up $$ for a full licence of BK, there are no restrictions on what software you develop using it.

It is not quite that simple. There has been a documented occasion where BitMover has refused to let a company buy a BK commercial license on the basis of an employee's actions:

http://lwn.net/Articles/103727/

So there are cases where an individual or company can be left in a position where they couldn't use BK, even if they could afford a commercial license.

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