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So, exactly like in the West?
by isnifailed 3y ago
So, exactly like in the West?
- b59831 3y ago[dead]
- cscurmudgeon 3y agoFalse equivalence https://opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/11452/have-there-been-any-lawsuits-involving-breach-of-open-source-licences https://opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/11452/have-th... How many of those are in mainland China?m Even the neighboring country of Taiwan is careful about GPL https://www.leetsai.com/ltp-special-column/legal-issues-that-companies-should-be-aware-of-when-using-open-source-software-taiwan https://www.leetsai.com/ltp-special-column/legal-issues-that...
- userbinator 3y agoIncidentally, don't call Taiwan a "neighboring country" when in mainland China.
- cscurmudgeon 3y agoIt is a neighbor and a separate country though.
- neilv 3y agoI get the impression that Western companies (and Chinese companies with non-disposable brands marketed in the West) can have GPL enforced against them. For example: https://sfconservancy.org/activities/ https://sfconservancy.org/activities/ I know one of the other dynamics is when the GPL copyright holder is more of a crunchy-granola hippie guru, who might just want to lovingly bring the lost soul into the fold, because they know not what they do. That's really not a deterrent to the people who know exactly what they're doing. Personally, I'd like to see copyright holders be less flower-child toward abusers, and more like a Scout who was helping an elderly person across the street, when they were attacked by a group of violent racists. It's not time to turn the other cheek, but to grab a heavy stick.
- isnifailed 3y agoYeah, no, they can’t. Plenty of western examples, such as Mikrotik.