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@vathpela @glyph I find in the text of GPL2: "You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein."

If Sony [or whoever else] made someone sign an NDA saying they could not distribute the GPLed software they gave them, Sony was violating the GPL, and therefore did not have the right to distribute the modified GPLed code in question.

3 April at 21:14 | Open on mastodon.social
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mcc replied to mcc

@vathpela @glyph (The GPL3 has a more complex clause. The fact I find the GPL3 harder to interpret as a non-lawyer is a reason I prefer GPL2.)

3 April at 21:14 | Open on mastodon.social
keithzg replied to mcc
@mcc @vathpela @glyph I'm a big fan of copyleft-next for this very reason, it's even easier to read as a non-lawyer while still having upsides from the GPLv3.
4 April at 0:16 | Open on fediverse.keithzg.ca
Farce Majeure replied to mcc

@mcc @glyph right, but that only applies if you're actually distributing the software, which isn't as straightforward as you may hope (see my other reply to Glyph).

3 April at 21:22 | Open on better.boston
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