Why compliance matters

July 27, 2004

GPL Compliance Case Studies

Why compliance matters

Why compliance matters

Without source code, users are stuck with obsolete software
- One violator's compiler (fixed in 2003) was based on GCC 2.6.0, released in 1994.
Programmers want to see improvements to their programs
Programmers want credit

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