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  • (Score: 1) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Wednesday February 08 2017, @07:51PM

    by Scruffy Beard 2 (6030) on Wednesday February 08 2017, @07:51PM (#464716)

    Good question. I don't know, and am too lazy to look it up at the moment.

    Even if there are outside contributors, if they are limited in number, they can be asked to sign off on a GPL-compatible license as well. Code contributions from hold-outs can be re-written in the worst-case.

  • (Score: 3, Touché) by Pino P on Thursday February 09 2017, @03:30PM

    by Pino P (4721) on Thursday February 09 2017, @03:30PM (#465027) Journal

    Code contributions from hold-outs can be re-written

    You mean reimplement an internal API? The legal feasibility of that depends on whether Oracle loses its appeal in another pending lawsuit.