On Tuesday, 22 November, 2011 08:47 AM, sirc saira wrote: > Hello guys, > > Supposed a programmer intentionally put a malicious code in his/her > program/software and sells it to a company under GPL license. Can the > company sue after the programmer? Does it contradict that under the > GPL system programmers can release code without the fear of being sued?
The GPL does not protect a developer from getting sued. I don't know where you got the notion that the GPL extends protection of that sort to anyone. On the contrary, it gives a developer a means to sue anyone who is misusing their code as part of proprietary software. -- 願いを叶えて光る流れ星。。。
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