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GNU Parallel encourage Hellwig's lawsuit against VMware


From: Ole Tange
Subject: GNU Parallel encourage Hellwig's lawsuit against VMware
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 00:07:09 +0100

If you are distributing GPL'ed software you agree to abide by the GPL.
VMware violates this by not distributing the source code for their
changes. VMware is not forced to use GPL'ed software, they have chosen
to do so by their own free will. They could have built their own
software instead - which would most likely have been so expensive that
the company would not exist. The honorably thing would be to
distribute their changes thereby giving back to the ecosystem that has
helped the company; GPL simply makes it a requirement to do so to
their customers.

If you want the free software ecosystem to flourish please support
Hellwig's case:
https://sfconservancy.org/linux-compliance/vmware-lawsuit-appeal.html

/Ole



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