What if VMWare took the GPL code, improved on some features and did not release it.
Christoph, having not seen the improved code, made changes to the GPL code that ended up somewhat similar to what VMWare did but hid it instead.
VMWare decides to sue Christoph. I am sure the basis for this lawsuit would be weak but VMWare may not care since they have the money while Christoph does not.
Christoph, having not seen the improved code, made changes to the GPL code that ended up somewhat similar to what VMWare did but hid it instead.
VMWare decides to sue Christoph. I am sure the basis for this lawsuit would be weak but VMWare may not care since they have the money while Christoph does not.
I recall the battles SCO did to Linux as you can read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCO%E2%80%93Linux_controversies
This is why I believe it is always important to defend your license because who knows what happens down the road.