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IMO this is only a big change for vultures who would ignore licenses (of which there seem to be very few). Most people were already treating open source licenses as if they were enforceable, so nothing has changed for them.



> Most people were already treating open source licenses as if they were enforceable, so nothing has changed for them.

If they're aware of it. There are lots of companies out there using GPL in their code not realising what the implications are.


There are lots of companies out there using GPL in their code not realising what the implications are.

True, although this case won't change their behavior either.




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