The GPL license behind most popular free Open Source software like Linux has never been tested in court. The reason for that is pretty simple, every time it looks like getting close to court, the possible offender settles the case. The fact that so many companies have settled rather then face the GPL in court seems to suggest that reports that the GPL is not enforceable are somewhat overstated. Gpl-violations.org managed to get an injunction against Fortinet, a software security company for allegedly using GPL software without complying with the license terms. Fortinet just settled the case, so this one won’t make it to court either. This is the latest of 30 such settlements with some fairly large companies.
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