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grandempire on April 24, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: DOGE worker’s code supports NLRB whistleblower

You only have to give GPL source to the people who you distribute software to.

You can fork anything privately for yourself.

zeckalpha on April 25, 2025 | [–]

Distribution has a pretty low bar.

If your private fork is on GitHub, have you distributed it to GitHub?

whoknowsidont on April 24, 2025 | [2 more]

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grandempire on April 24, 2025 | [–]

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