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Here’s how the makers of the “Suyu” Switch emulator plan to avoid getting sued (arstechnica.com)
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[-] 520@kbin.social 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Linux Foundation - Linux is GPL and would be massively, negatively affected by an ability to suddenly un-GPL code

Google - their consumer OSes (Android and ChromeOS) use Linux as their base, not to mention their servers are almost entirely Linux.

IBM/Red Hat - RedHat is a billion dollar company specialising in providing Linux OSes.

Microsoft - surprising I know, but a lot of their internal and cloud stuff uses GPL code, including Linux.

Oracle - they ship a lot of GPL code, including a Linux distro.

EFF - The ability to un-GPL code would have catastrophic consequences on the internet, and this will be an issue they will weigh in on.

Apple - their servers don't run on macOS.

And just about any company you can think of with a Linux server.

I mention Linux a lot, but that is because it can't be understated how important it is in our global infrastructure. Linux is as much GPL as Yuzu, so if code can be retroactively un-GPL'ed from Yuzu, it can be done with one of the most important software projects in the world.

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