"Not because they're not compliant with the license, but because they don't want the _risk_ that a single mistake could shut down the entire production line and force a product recall."
The exactly same risk are taking licensing propietary software, a single mistake or legal hole in the license could allow the users copy/use the software against the interest of the company.
But the last never happen (or I have never seen) because companies take it seriously, while complaining with GPL have not been considerer important for them.
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Re: please do your homework first
Date: 2014-02-12 03:31 pm (UTC)The exactly same risk are taking licensing propietary software, a single mistake or legal hole in the license could allow the users copy/use the software against the interest of the company.
But the last never happen (or I have never seen) because companies take it seriously, while complaining with GPL have not been considerer important for them.