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Technocrat.net: BeOS Boo-Boo: GPL violated, They’ll Fix It.

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 18, 2000

Be has already contacted me and promised to fix this
problem. But I’d like people to be aware of it because it points
out what can go wrong when you use other people’s software without
checking the licenses….

“What is happening here legally? I now have to sign a relase for
them, because the software is already in distribution. I’ll sign
it, but you don’t want to get your company in this position
unnecessarily. Be is going to be a lot more careful about this now,
and your company should, too, if you are embedding other people’s
software in your product.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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