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Originally Posted by loramin
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As any professional programmer knows, violating a licensing agreement is a MAJOR breach of etiquette. OP's actions were not only a giant middle finger to Trsitiano, they in fact broke the law ...
... BUT, if someone from a foreign country gives you the middle finger because they have a different culture, you don't punch them in the face [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
If you violate the GPL you don't go directly to jail, you are just obligated to get into compliance. OP seems inclined to do that, and since he's obviously not super familiar with OSS licenses I think it's ok to give him the benefit of the doubt. As the saying goes, "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity" (and really this wasn't even stupidity, just ignorance). |
I agree 100%. However, willful ignorance is not an excuse nor does ignorance of the law protect them from legal or criminal repercussions. I stated what could potentially happen should the person committing the copyright violation continued to do so, especially if they gain financially from doing so.