▲ 437 ▼ You could get anything you wanted and it was FREE (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by Mickey7@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 116 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Archer@lemmy.world 86 points 1 year ago (1 child) Using Limewire to pirate Limewire Pro permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Limonene@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (1 child) And it was GPL, so it wasn't even copyright infringement. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) I have never used Limewire, but if they had distributed binaries that you should pay for, it is a copyright infringement, even if you could technically compile it yourself. There are applications that do this and it's compatible with GPL license. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] docoptix@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago AFAIK the GPL does not forbid selling binaries in any way. You have to provide the sources of course. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Limonene@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago The GPL explicitly allows redistributing without charge, even if you paid for it. If they didn't want their program redistributed, they shouldn't have licensed it under the GPL. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Limonene@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (1 child) And it was GPL, so it wasn't even copyright infringement. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) I have never used Limewire, but if they had distributed binaries that you should pay for, it is a copyright infringement, even if you could technically compile it yourself. There are applications that do this and it's compatible with GPL license. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] docoptix@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago AFAIK the GPL does not forbid selling binaries in any way. You have to provide the sources of course. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Limonene@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago The GPL explicitly allows redistributing without charge, even if you paid for it. If they didn't want their program redistributed, they shouldn't have licensed it under the GPL. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) I have never used Limewire, but if they had distributed binaries that you should pay for, it is a copyright infringement, even if you could technically compile it yourself. There are applications that do this and it's compatible with GPL license. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] docoptix@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago AFAIK the GPL does not forbid selling binaries in any way. You have to provide the sources of course. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Limonene@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago The GPL explicitly allows redistributing without charge, even if you paid for it. If they didn't want their program redistributed, they shouldn't have licensed it under the GPL. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] docoptix@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago AFAIK the GPL does not forbid selling binaries in any way. You have to provide the sources of course. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Limonene@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago The GPL explicitly allows redistributing without charge, even if you paid for it. If they didn't want their program redistributed, they shouldn't have licensed it under the GPL. permalink fedilink source parent
