Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

> That may be fair if everyone is doing the same and contributing fairly (hard to assess that), but if countries A,B,C are the only ones contributing (paying) and everyone else just use, then it is not fair or sensible.

Isn't this the purpose of the GPL? "Sure, you can use our code, but any additions need to be reusable as well, so everyone is contributing fairly."

Unless, of course, countries B,C,D don't change anything, in which case, no actual loss to country A.



Hard to sue someone in another country.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: