[Meme] GPL Circumvention by IBM (Red Hat)

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 11, 2024

IBM (Red Hat): GPL? All mine!

Context: 12 Months Ago the FSF Said It Would Issue a Statement on IBM Taking RHEL Proprietary

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