SFC expands license compliance efforts [LWN.net]

SFC expands license compliance efforts

Posted Jun 14, 2012 19:54 UTC (Thu) by oldtomas (guest, #72579)
In reply to: SFC expands license compliance efforts by landley
Parent article: SFC expands license compliance efforts

> Because "free software" becoming synonymous with "threat of lawsuit" is
> really going to improve matters. (Nothing says "hobbyist" like "enforced
> compliance".)

Now, now. This smells a bit like FUD. Which is better, litigation-wise: GPL or proprietary? BSA anyone?

Please. Let's keep cool.

> And you want to sue them? Really? This is your idea of a smart strategic
> move?

Read again about the SFC's approach: suing is seen as abolute "ultima ratio".

> Sad, and _really_ hoping this doesn't drive Android to rebase on a BSD
> kernel.

Look. BSD is a fine kernel. It's a perfectly reasonable decision to base one's product on that. If you do embedded Windows, you'd have to abide by Microsoft's conditions, if you do Linux, it's GPL V2 (which is way less burdensome, I assume you'd agree), if you do BSD, then it's the BSD license. Where's the problem?

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