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    Linux "Anti"-Piracy Screen (startrek.website)
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    OC please steal

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    [–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Have Nintendo ever used GPL software?

    [–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

    They use xmpp as their messaging system I think. Xmpp is open source, but I am not sure about the licence used.

    [–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

    XMPP is a protocol, the GPL covers software implementing these protocols. They could use their own proprietary XMPP client and server without any legal issues.

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

    They use WebKit that uses a rendering engine, JavaScript engine underLGPLv2.1 in the switch.

    [–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

    If it's LGPL, it might be ok depending on how they use it

    [–] [email protected] 38 points 3 months ago

    Probably on Nintendo switch because of the hardware they use. But no idea at all. It was just an example.

    Companies want to enforce their licences strictly but when free software community asks them they are like: "ups mistake, sorry, forgive us".

    Free software licences should be respected with the same degree as they so with privative ones.