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Re: OpenWRT would have a problem in court said by AmeritecTech:Anyway, anyone who doesn't want to use GPL-protected source code doesn't have to. They can ignore it and write their own code. Actually, the "viral" nature of the GPL only really kicks in once you redistribute the code. You are free to use, modify, and keep to yourself all the code you want. Only when you start giving it away (or charging for it) that you must make your changes available.
Sveasoft was ok, although probably not in the spirit of the GPL, charging for their subscriptions. Booting people from their forums and restricting access also was crappy but still technically within the limits of the GPL. But when they started distributing binaries and not releasing the source code it became a problem.
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