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Re: [lpc2000] Re: MMC DOS FAT16 filesystem source available --> GPL implications

2005-11-17 by Bryce Schober

On 11/17/05, Micron Engineering <micronpn@...> wrote:
>  Ok guys, this i s pure theory. What may happen if anyone changes or
>  extend some part of code? And what happens if anyone include GPL source
>  code in an embedded project and he don't say that? In practice it is
>  virtually impossible to be sure that nobody includes some source code
>  parts extracted from other source codes (not only gpl, lgpl or open
> source).

No, it is not pure theory. It is business ethics. Sure, you can
disregard them if you want, but don't be surprised when the lawyers
come to close your business.

--
Bryce Schober

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