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New Advertisement and Internet connection permissions for Simple SMS Messenger on Google Play Store... (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by reactive_recall@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

the developer, and this isnt exaggeration, does not understand gpl v3. he literally got confused when people told him he had no right to sell contributed code. you can see for yourself in the github discussions

[–] barryamelton@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You can sell GPL code. Even if you aren't the author. What you must do is share the code with those customers though.

[–] jackpot@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

you cant sell othwrs ans then close source which is what they did to my knowledge

[–] boyi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Open source can be sold/commercialised. I think you're confusing between FOSS and open source.

[–] labbbb@thelemmy.club -1 points 9 months ago

FOSS and open source is the same thing

[–] barryamelton@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

You perfectly can sell GPL code. And you can double-license yourself (provided that you are the copyright holder) as GPL and a privative license. A lot of companies do that, legally and correctly.

[–] ExLisper@linux.community 1 points 9 months ago

I'm pretty sure what he sold was not the code but access to this play store account so that the new owner can push updated version to his current users.