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Pan-Galactic QuordlepleenSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
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Is that even legal? I don't think you can impose extra terms on GPL licensed software (which not all of it, but certainly some of it is).
Also related: proprietary license agreement applied to android SDK:
http://code.paulk.fr/article0008/wha...he-android-sdk
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Originally posted by SteveRiley View PostWhy would they care?
IMO, it's just boiler plate to keep the US government off their backs."A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”
– John F. Kennedy, February 26, 1962.
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Originally posted by Feathers McGraw View PostIs that even legal? I don't think you can impose extra terms on GPL licensed software (which not all of it, but certainly some of it is).
Originally posted by GreyGeek View PostIndeed. It's open source and GPL. How in the world could they do anything about it even if they did care? It can be downloaded from anywhere, including source, and modified to do anything.
IMO, it's just boiler plate to keep the US government off their backs.Last edited by kubicle; Nov 28, 2014, 01:48 PM.
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The International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR). The US State Department has the ability to pretty much shut down a business for exporting product in violation of the ITAR. Encryption technology features prominently on the list of prohibited items.
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