Examining an attack on the GPL

Examining an attack on the GPL

Posted Nov 25, 2003 7:55 UTC (Tue) by iabervon (subscriber, #722)
In reply to: Examining an attack on the GPL by jamienk
Parent article: Examining an attack on the GPL

At a guess, PS2 developers are probably dealing with multiple things
here. The GPL gives them the right to distribute the gcc extension. But
the GPL has nothing to say about trademarks, and PS2 developers, by and
large, are hoping to continue to be licensed to release "games for the
PS2(tm)", and so they have to keep Sony happy. The thing in this case is
that you're not just a user of the software, but you're also getting
other rights from Sony which are important not for your use of the
software, but for your end goal.

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