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by davexunit 3149 days ago
So you wanted to write proprietary software on top of someone's GPL code, the developer couldn't be swayed by money, so now you are bitter about it? Talk about entitlement.
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>So you wanted to write proprietary software on top of someone's GPL code,

Incorrect.

> the developer couldn't be swayed by money,

Incorrect. We made the request on the basis of legal advice to avoid licensing trouble. These are real things that happened on a real project. The idea that lawyers are never involved when using GPL'd code is a fantasy.

In any case, the reason the developer refused is because there were multiple contributors on the project, and it would have created a headache for them.

>so now you are bitter about it?

Incorrect.

>Talk about entitlement.

So rude. Wow..