Does The GPL Still Matter?

Courtesy Techdirt  Thu, 05/08/2008 - 21:15

The GNU General Public License heads to court again today , as Skype attempts to defend its distribution of Linux-enabled SMC hardware handsets that appear to be in violation of the operating system's open source license.

It's easy to guess why Skype is fighting the suit, which was brought by GPL activists: the company relies on a proprietary protocol, and releasing the code could give competitors an advantage.

You can't blame them for trying. Although in the past...


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