Why doesn't VIZIO just comply?

Posted Jan 9, 2026 22:38 UTC (Fri) by jengelh (subscriber, #33263)
In reply to: Why doesn't VIZIO just comply? by felixfix
Parent article: SFC v. VIZIO: who can enforce the GPL?

>companies where resurrecting sources from even a year earlier would have been impossible

Section 3b says: """a written offer, valid for at least three years""". If unable or unwilling to be bothered to keep records for 3 years, the way out for the seller is sec. 3a: """Accompany it with the complete [...] code""". Doing neither is just lazy, and morally punishable.