Two words:
Two words:
Posted Jun 25, 2023 3:52 UTC (Sun) by NYKevin (subscriber, #129325)In reply to: Two words: by khim
Parent article: Kuhn: A Comprehensive Analysis of the GPL Issues With the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Business Model
> And FSF couldn't, really, say that it was Ok for 30+ years and now, suddenly, it's bad, bad, bad, not allowed.
Well, probably* not for GCC or any GNU code, but they could support a lawsuit by anyone else whose code is in RHEL. But first you'd have to convince that person that there is a violation worth pursuing, and having read Kuhn's article, I don't think they have a terribly strong case. Maybe they'd win, but personally, I would not want to get involved in a lawsuit with this many question marks.
* There is likely some theory of estoppel that bars such a claim, at least in common law jurisdictions. You can't tell someone "oh, yeah, you can use my software like that, the license I gave you allows it," and then change your interpretation of the license after they have done so.