@eldritch_lich@lemmy.world to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 year agoWill the new judicial ruling in the Vizio lawsuit strengthen the GPL?blog.tidelift.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down11 cross-posted to: freesoftware@lemmy.zip
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minus-square@Kidplayer_666@lemm.eelinkfedilink8•1 year agoI now want to become a kernel contributor just so that it would be possible for me to use the copyright excuse too
minus-square@eldritch_lich@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilink10•1 year agoIf I understand correctly, this applies to users, not just contributors. As a user of the software you are entitled to a copy of the source code.
minus-square@Eldritch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoExactly. What are contributors? If not, also users?
I now want to become a kernel contributor just so that it would be possible for me to use the copyright excuse too
If I understand correctly, this applies to users, not just contributors. As a user of the software you are entitled to a copy of the source code.
Exactly. What are contributors? If not, also users?