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>Thats why RedHat is a business. They're not selling Linux, they're selling the reliability, longevity, services, support etc.

>In truth the license doesn't matter.

It's funny to bring that up in the context of Red Hat who have started to circumvent the GPL by terminating their relationship with anyone who tries to actually make use of the rights granted by it. "The license doesn't matter" because they've found a loophole in it, but it clearly does matter in that they had to do so in the first place and weren't able to adhere to its spirit due to business concerns.

[1]: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2023/jun/23/rhel-gpl-analysis...

[2]: https://opencoreventures.com/blog/2023-08-redhat-gets-around...




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