On 12 December 2016 at 16:35, Ash <a...@wildernessvoice.com> wrote: > I tend to agree with you, Sean. Also, if there's a concern that some > project has changed its license, then just create a fork. In the case of > this previously GPL code, it will at least be re-distributable. In the end, > I just don't think this is a huge issue that cannot be easily managed. >
Creating a fork is easy. Maintaining a fork against bitrot, and managing the drift between the 'official' version and the fork, is a task that requires resources that are hard to find. We've put up patches to remove (At least) two drivers for exactly this sort of switch before, and I think it was the right thing to do then and now.
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